Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0009-0007 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Club | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Fighting and hunting club with heavy, cylindrical shaft that expands to maximum diameter near distal end; Both distal and proximal ends taper to blunt points; Wide band of shaft near distal end is carved in high relief with projecting rectangular knobs similar to texture of pineapple; Proximal end of shaft is marked all over with shallow adze marks, providing gripping surface; Shaft above and below "pineapple" band is marked with shallow, parallel grooves running length of shaft. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.5, Length = 75.4 | |