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Object Number
973-46-70/5388
Display Title
Throwing club, ceremonial
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted baton with club-like head, painted white, black, and red brown, with yellow stripes. 45 cm. L.
Inventory Description
Staff, carved wood, flared cylindrical parts, pointed one end, painted linear de
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 57.5 x 4.6 x 6 cm (22 5/8 x 1 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
5388
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
Intermediary
Robert G. Gardner
(1973)
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
(9/1973)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-46-70/5387 | Throwing club, ceremonial |
Carving
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Australia
| |
| 973-46-70/5385 | Baton or staff, made of black wood, pointed at one end; small carved decoration |
Staff
|
Papua New Guinea?
| |
| 76-46-70/10792 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
Staff
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 23-47-70/D1769 | Dancing club and sheath |
Staff
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 69-20-70/1355 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
Staff
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 69-20-70/1356 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
Staff
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 23-47-70/D1768 | Dancing club and sheath |
Staff
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 40-12-70/1720 | Wooden war club - decorated for ceremonial purposes. Handle woven + |
Staff
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 25-60-30/F530 | Ceremonial club |
Staff
|
Brazil
| |
| 976-31-70/5464 | Wood baton or personal emblem with snake and human head design, Natural wood col |
Staff
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 69-30-10/1626 | Ceremonial paddle or staff |
Staff
Shaft, modified Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 08-16-10/73092 | War club, with fur and feather |
Staff
|
United States
|