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Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0009-0058   CAS 1994-0009-0058; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Shefa
County
Other Geographic Data Efate (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Club carved from single piece of wood; cylindrical shaft of club is of a uniform diameter along its entire length, but terminates in expanded heads at both ends; Lower end first expands in a shallow, circular disc and then in a heavier, conical cap; Upper end of club terminates in a thick, 6 point-star-shaped disc from which 6 small rounded projections extend outward; Above star-shaped disc is a small, slightly domed cap.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 7.8, Length = 98.0