Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0016 | |
| 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 | |