Accession No
Z 3281
Description
Club - Club, straight.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Mbau
Period
Source
Maudslay, Alfred Percival [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 3281; OX.92.M
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Club, straight.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Note on catalogue card: "Given in 1876 to Mr Maudslay by Thakombau, the Vuni Valu of mBau,-war chief- who cede the Fiji Islands in 1875 to Great Britain. THis club was handed down to Thakombau by his father, Tanoa."
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Caption recorded in Archive Doc OA2/4/13 (no date): 'War Club. This club formerly belonged to Thakombau, primus inter pares of the chiefs who signed the Deed of Cession of the Fiji Islands to Great Britain in 1874'.
Event Date 4/3/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'On display in Maudslay Hall from 2009, Anniversary case- 2013 when it was removed in preparation for Chiefs and Gvernors and replaced by 2013.28. Returned to display 21 April 2014.
Event Date 21/4/2014
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (CMS Context)
'Exhibited: Showcase 10'. [date unknown]
Event Date 21/4/2014
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014. (L. Carreau, 20/09/2013).
Event Date 21/4/2014
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden
FM:109727
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