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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