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Object Number
970-29-70/4759
Display Title
Wooden sword ("dia"), length 102 cm, thickness 7 x 4 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Club, long ovate ridged head, cylindrical shaft, knobbed end, chipped, worn
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 102.1 x 6.6 x 3.6 cm (40 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4759; 5
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