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Object Number 46-78-70/2439
Display Title State club of dark hard wood narrow on one end and large with carvings+
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, decorations in relief on and below club head and on both sides, long handle
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia
Additional Geographic Terms Marquesas Islands
Dimensions Overall: 143.4 × 16.2 × 11.9 cm (56 7/16 × 6 3/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/(2477) /2439
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1898)
Dealer S. Jacob (01/01/1898)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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