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Throwing club, ceremonial
Throwing club, ceremonial
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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Media Restricted
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Raw Material
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