Accession No
Z 6319
Description
Club and parrying shield of hard wood with scythe like blade and human design on handle.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6319; O.VI.1.1.H
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
445mm x 38mm x 1285mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: on display in the Solomon Islands case (13) wrongly numbered Z 5285, Maudslay Hall, from 1990 onwards.
Event Date 12/5/2014
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Paddle of hard wood with scythe like blade and human design on handle. Description taken from catalogue card.
Event Date 12/5/2014
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/15/9) reads: 'SHIELDS / FLAIL SHAPE / FROM SANTA ANA / Z 6319 Z 6323'.
Event Date 27/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:267652
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