Accession No
1964.153
Description
Club - Extensively carved. A very fine specimen.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
Calvert, James (Rev.) [collector]; Calvert, M G (Miss) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
221; 1964.153
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Totokia [catalogue card]
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.153. Oceania. Fiji. Club (totokia) extensively carved, a very fine specimen. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 10 JAN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.153. Oceania. Fiji. Club (totokia) extensively carved, a very fine specimen. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.153. Oceania. Fiji. Club (totokia) extensively carved, a very fine specimen. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 10 JAN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.153. Oceania. Fiji. Club (totokia) extensively carved, a very fine specimen. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Extensively carved. A very fine specimen.
Event Date 9/6/1988
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Extensively carved. A very fine specimen.
Event Date 9/6/1988
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Large and heavy club of dark wood (casuarina, nokonoko), totokia ('pineapple' club). The head is cylindrical (14 cm diameter) and carved with 6 rows of spikes (some chipped). From the centre of the head projects a waisted beak (about 10.5 cm long). The base of the beak is carved with tavatava pattern in very low relief. The shaft is curved at the top and circular in section. The entire shaft is carved with tavatava patterns in low relief. Convex discoidal pommel, heavily chipped (some of the chipping is recent).
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '64.153' inscribed in white ink on the butt. A small white cardboard label is glued to the butt and reads [printed in black ink:] '221'.
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Large and heavy club of dark wood (casuarina, nokonoko), totokia ('pineapple' club). The head is cylindrical (14 cm diameter) and carved with 6 rows of spikes (some chipped). From the centre of the head projects a waisted beak (about 10.5 cm long). The base of the beak is carved with tavatava pattern in very low relief. The shaft is curved at the top and circular in section. The entire shaft is carved with tavatava patterns in low relief. Convex discoidal pommel, heavily chipped (some of the chipping is recent).
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '64.153' inscribed in white ink on the butt. A small white cardboard label is glued to the butt and reads [printed in black ink:] '221'.
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:80190
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