Accession No
Z 15304 B
Description
Wooden club
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; ?San Cristoval
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 15304 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 15304 B' inscribed in white ink on upper part of the shaft.
Event Date 17/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Long club of heavy dark wood with a beak-shaped flat and broad blade, slightly incurving towards the end. On both sides, the base of the blade is carved a ‘W’ in low relief (possibly representing a frigate bird), from which runs a longitudinal ridge all the way to the tip of the blade. The shaft is circular in section with a carved butt.
Event Date 17/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: '[one of] 3 polished wooden clubs, with curved (scythe-like) blades'.
Event Date 17/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268916
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