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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0009-0007   CAS 1993-0009-0007; Club
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