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Catalog Number CAS 1983-0009-0002   CAS 1983-0009-0002; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Elongated cylindrical war club carved from single piece of wood; Proximal half is carved in series of 5 contiguous, 3-dimensional diamonds with median ridge along length of shaft; Below the diamonds, the lateral edges of the shaft are straight and parallel, before expanding to form another diamond shape at the proximal end, with the tip of the diamond also functioning as the point of the club; This club is almost certainly a made-for-sale example.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.3, Thickness = 5.7, Length = 67.8