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Object Number
970-29-70/4760
Display Title
War club ("kaetau") with shell inlaid on one side of pointed end. L: 104 cm. Br
Descriptions
Object Description
War club ("kaetau") with shell inlaid on one side of pointed end. L: 104 cm. Breadth: 10 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, pointed spatulate head, inlay 4 point shell design, tapered end
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon
Materials
Wood, Shell, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 104.3 x 9.3 x 2.8 cm (41 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4760; KWAETAU / Ulu wood / cata CB; 4
Provenance
Collector
Pierre Maranda
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