Object class: Clubs (weapons) / Collection place: Melanesia / Collector: University Appropriation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39806, described as Sparring club of black ebony wood (Diospyros species), incised linear patterns filled with white pigment; sword-shaped with truncated tip. Sawtoothed blade. 54.5 cm long, 9 cm wide. Used in informal fights, village brawls, arguments over gardens, pigs, women, sorcery, and breaches of etiquette; not used in formal warfare. Sometimes carried in mortuary ceremonies and annual feasts.