Spear-thrower

Museum number:

11-40743

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Accession number:

Acc.2543

Description:

club; series of geometric designs at lower end including right angle designs and triangles; designs are incised on both sides and have white filler; central point with pierced hole at lower end; dark brown wood; battle club

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund

Collection place:

Tonga

Culture or time period:

Tongan

Collector:

Bruce D. Lawes

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Woomeras (spear-throwers)

Function:

1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control

Accession date:

1969

Department:

Oceania

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