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Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0009-0059   CAS 1994-0009-0059; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Malampa
County
Other Geographic Data Ambrym (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Large club carved from single piece of wood; Proximal end of cylindrical shaft is capped by elongated, conical head, with a shallow round disc above it; Shaft expands slightly in diameter toward distal end, terminating in a broad, flat paddle-like head with 2 large U-shaped cutouts along its sides and 2 low elongated projections on its lower half.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 21.0, Depth = 9.3, Length = 118.0