Object name: Club / Object class: Percussive weapons - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39793, described as Sparring club of carved palm wood,with incompleted linear patterns. Sword-shaped truncated tip. 57 cm long, 7.3 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-1520, described as Tapering club of hard wood, head consisting of merely enlarged stem of club; projecting disk at handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39795, described as Sparring club of black carved palm wood, incised linear patterns. Sword-shaped with truncated tip. 64.5 cm long, 7.5 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39796, described as Sparring club of black ebony wood (Diospyros species), incised linear patterns filled with red and white paint; sword-shaped with truncated tip. 64 cm long, 10.5 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-39791, described as Sparring club of black, mahogany-like wood, incised linear patterns. Sword-shaped with truncated tip. Row of holes for tassels on end. Same style as 11-39794 and staffs 11-39850-55. 55 cm long, 10 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-434, described as Straight club

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 4-8534, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-11909, described as Carved, decorated club

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