Accession No
1923.101 C
Description
Fighting club of wood
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Cristoval
Period
Source
Edgell, William Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Edgell (Miss) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1923.101 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Human Hair
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Fighting club. A rather large specimen of a fairly common type. Its great weight makes it almost unwieldy to use. It is carried over the shoulder, its awkward shape making it unfit to use as a staff. The pointed end is used for thrusting and can inflict a dangerous wound, but the real fighting end is the broad lobe with its short smashing end.
Event Date 28/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268999
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