Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0423-0072 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Club | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine, Pitjantjatjara Tribe (?) | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | South Australia (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Fighting club carved from single piece of wood; Head is of flattened, ovoid shape with rounded distal end; Proximal end tapers and extends, forming short cylindrical handle; All surfaces are ground very smooth; Painted image of ochre red snake outlined in white starts on one face of club's head and coils around to opposite face; Distal tip of head is painted white, outlined in black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.3, Thickness = 5.0, Length = 37.0 | |