Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0365 | ![]() |
Category | Weaponry | |
Object Name | Club | |
Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Shefa | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Efate (?) | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | Club carved from single piece of wood; Cylindrical shaft terminates at each end in an elaborately carved head; At one end a bell-shaped cap is supported on 5 outer supporting columns and a larger central column, with short spoke extending out from center column to outer columns, all carved in openwork relief; Opposite end terminates in a rounded mushroom-like cap, below which is a larger 5-sided club head with 5 short cylindrical projections. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 8.0, Length = 97.0 |