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Object Number 47-54-70/2520
Display Title Wooden club with carved head
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden club with carved Janus head, rare style, similar to one collected by captain Cook. See Bibliography and Authorities for more info.
Inventory Description Club, double sided head, facial features in crest, inlay shell eyes, ridged end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Ambrym Island
Additional Geographic Terms Malakula, southeastern
Dimensions Overall: 98.3 x 8.2 x 5.7 cm (38 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2520; D.22.621. / 17. PEABODY-H
Provenance
Collector Otago Museum (1947)

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