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Object Number
970-29-70/4761
Display Title
Wooden sword ("dia") with engravings of stylized canarium nuts, L: 105 cm. Thick
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden sword ("dia") with engravings of stylized canarium nuts, L: 105 cm. Thickness: 7x3 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, tapered shaft, rounded edge, ridged center, incised linear designs
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Kwalo'ai village
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 105.8 x 6.7 x 2.7 cm (41 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4761; 3; DIA / T. Boboyi
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