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Object Number
69-20-70/1356
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
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 157.5 x 21 x 11 cm (62 x 8 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1356
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Boston Marine Society
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-20-70/1355 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
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| |
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| 67-10-70/353 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
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| |
| 99-12-70/53452 | U'u (Large wooden club with carved double face) |
Club
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 41-54-70/1991 | U'u (Large wooden club with double human face) |
Club
|
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 69-20-70/1354 | "District god" badge of office |
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|
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
| 20-33-40/D1603.4 | Carved wooden wands ? (distaffs) |
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|
Bosnia
| |
| 60-9-50/10208 | Stick-like wooden club with carved top |
Staff
Raw Material |
Cameroon?
|