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Carved club of dark wood with bulbous carved head
Carved club of dark wood with bulbous carved head
Object Number 46-78-70/2407
Display Title Carved club of dark wood with bulbous carved head
Descriptions
Object Description Carved club of dark wood with bulbous carved head
Inventory Description Wooden club, cylindrical handle, bulbous carved head with nodule at end, overall incised design, rattan band
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood, Rattan
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 9 x 9 cm (16 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2407; Old Curiosity Shop, / I. Lemon, Proprietor, / Antique Furniture, Historical China, / 526 Mass. Ave., Cambridgeport, Mass. / 4 8.70/2407
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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