War club

Museum number:
11-41058
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Accession number:
Acc.2519
Description:
Club, wood; spur-shaped head, band of brown and black braided fiber in center and carved zigzag designs on lower portion or handle; fiber strip wrapped around center, bark cloth strip and European strip of cloth tied around lower edge; 95 cm long. Used in warfare.
Donor:
Daniel L. Adler
Collection place:
Fiji
Culture or time period:
Fijian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled War club, accession number 11-41058, described as Club, wood; spur-shaped head, band of brown and black braided fiber in center and carved zigzag designs on lower portion or handle; fiber strip wrapped around center, bark cloth strip and European strip of cloth tied around lower edge; 95 cm long. Used in warfare.

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