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Object Number 69-20-70/1355
Display Title U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff or baton, cylindrical wood handle, carved and incised top, human head
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Marquesas Islands
Dimensions Overall: 150.5 x 20.5 x 13 cm (59 1/4 x 8 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-20-70/1355
Provenance
Donor Donated by Boston Marine Society

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