Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0058 | |
| 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 | |