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Object Number 47-54-70/2482
Display Title Paddle-shaped club with median ridge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, ovate blade head, ridged, cylindrical shaft, flat conical end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Guadalcanal?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 116.6 x 15.6 x 3.1 cm (45 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2482 / D. 38.738. / Guadalcanar

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