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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0009-0012   CAS 1993-0009-0012; 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; Cordage
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 = 20.0, Thickness = 10.7, Length = 79.7