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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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Woodworking
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