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Object Number 47-54-70/2557
Display Title Wooden club with fibre sling
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden club with fibre sling, worn by very high ranking man. Sling is made of "burao" fiber. See Authorities and Bibliography for more info.
Inventory Description Club, ridged head, barbed blades, loop of braided fiber, seed and feather tufts
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Additional Geographic Terms Malakula, northeast
Dimensions Overall: 101.4 x 37 x 8.5 cm (39 15/16 x 14 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 47-54-70/2557; New Hebrides / 87804 hM / FENTON& SONS, Old Curiosity Shop, / 11

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