Sword/club, carved; wooden sword/club, carved in relief with geometric and anthropomorphic designs on both sides; one end barbed and pointed, other end flattened; anthropomorphic designs consist of three faces in full frontal view on either side, two full body figures (male) in profile, standing back to back, one face in profile on either side, and two faces in profile, backs of heads meeting; a few barbs chipped; one side discolored; many scratches on flattened end. 1.195 meters long. Tourist piece. Shape meaningless to Micronesian tradition.
Donor:
Earle C. Jones
Collection place:
Marshall Islands
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions