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Wooden club - bird head
Wooden club - bird head
Object Number 47-54-70/2578
Display Title Wooden club - bird head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, carved, crested and noded triangular head, cylindrical shaft
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / New Caledonia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 66.7 x 27.4 x 6.8 cm (26 1/4 x 10 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2578; D.321726 / New Caladonia

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