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Object Number 88-51-10/50685
Display Title War club.
Descriptions
Object Description War club.
Inventory Description Club, wood, cylindrical head, long handle, pointed end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 49.4 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (19 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50685/ [crossed out] 76023./ Pimas. Arizona./ Dr. Palmer.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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