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Carved nephrite mace
Object Number 47-54-70/2581
Display Title Carved nephrite mace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, fiber-wrapped handle, nephrite disc head, coconut shell base
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / New Caledonia
Materials Wood, Nephrite, Coconut, Shell, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 58.2 x 21 x 5.1 cm (22 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2581; D.24.10 / New Caledonia
Provenance
Collector Otago Museum

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