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Catalog Number

CAS 0535-0005   CAS 0535-0005; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Polynesian: Fijian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1850
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description War club with curved distal end and pointed tip; Pandanus (sometimes called pineapple) design near tip; Wood bent to shape while growing and carved when wet.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 25.0, Thickness = 11.8, Length = ca. 90.0