Accession No
TEMP.00201
Description
Dance club - Dance club of heavy wood, very dark (?smoked) painted with geometrical motifs in black. The sides are provided with lugs, pierced in their centre, to which some tassels/pendants may have been attached. Some of the lugs are heavily chipped/damaged. The top of the club is carved with a few raised lines reminiscent of Santa Cruz canoes. The butt is chipped. There is a large crack running along the object.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Temotu Province; Santa Cruz Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00201
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: no label or inscription visible.
Event Date 15/2/2016
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Dance club of heavy wood, very dark (?smoked) painted with geometrical motifs in black. The sides are provided with lugs, pierced in their centre, to which some tassels/pendants may have been attached. Some of the lugs are heavily chipped/damaged. The top of the club is carved with a few raised lines reminiscent of Santa Cruz canoes. The butt is chipped. There is a large crack running along the object.
Event Date 15/2/2016
Author: maa
FM:268865
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