Accession No
TEMP.00200
Description
Dance club - Very large dance club of heavy wood, canoe-shaped. Painted on all sides with geometrical motifs in red and black. Carved on the upper side with two triangular faces curving upwards. A very large, long and deep crack runs through the handle and almost to the top of the club.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Temotu Province; Santa Cruz Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00200
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Santa Cruz' written in pencil on the side of the handle.
Event Date 15/2/2016
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Very large dance club of heavy wood, canoe-shaped. Painted on all sides with geometrical motifs in red and black. Carved on the upper side with two triangular faces curving upwards. A very large, long and deep crack runs through the handle and almost to the top of the club.
Event Date 15/2/2016
Author: maa
FM:268864
Images (Click to view full size):
