Accession No
Z 47069
Description
Beaked battlehammer club (totokia).
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 47069
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Totokia [Fijian Art research project]
Measurements
275mm x 165mm x 830mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 47069 FIJI. Totokia. Beaked battlehammer or 'pineapple club'. This was designed to concetrate the impact on the point of the beak to peck holes in the victim's skull. Fijian, unprovenanced, Fiji. c. + d. Baron A. von Hugel. Z number issued 23.4.90. Object on display but no number could be found.' A black and white photograph of the object stapled to the back of the card.
Event Date 13/2/2014
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Beaked battlehammer (totokia).
Event Date 13/2/2014
Author: maa
FM:267496
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