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Object Number 36-105-70/384
Display Title Carved wooden club
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, carved wood, ridged pointed head, human face knobbed end, bands
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 84.2 x 3.5 x 5.9 cm (33 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/384

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