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Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0009-0061   CAS 1994-0009-0061; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Club carved from single piece of wood; Conical end of shaft expands upward to a round disc, then abruptly tapers again to the diameter of the shaft; Diameter of shaft expands gradually toward distal end, forming a large and elongated egg-shaped head whose sides are smooth and tapered at either end; Shaft continues for short length above head, gradually tapering to blunt end.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 8.0, Length = 114.5