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Catalog Number

CAS 0143-0016   CAS 0143-0016; Club
Category Weaponry
Object Name Club
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Queensland
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Fighting and hunting club with heavy, cylindrical shaft that expands to maximum diameter near distal end; Both distal and proximal ends taper to sharpened points; Proximal end of shaft is marked all over with shallow adze marks, providing gripping surface; entire shaft is marked with shallow parallel grooves running length of shaft and stained ochre red; Small traces of white pigment also remain in several of the grooves.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.4, Length = 69.2