club

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Object Type
Museum number: 2009,2010.6
Description: Club, of wood, long and narrow with rounded head (morimori type)
Production ethnic group
Production date: 1980s
Production place: Made in: Solomon Islands
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Kwaio
Materials: wood; fibre
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 95.20 centimetres; Width: 8.60 centimetres
Curator's comments: Southeast Solomons club types are identified by Malaitan names (in the absence of alternatives) for which the principal source is David Akin (2013) Malaitan Clubs. Ch.39 in Bolton et al. Melanesia: Art and Encounter. See more of David Marshall's collection 2015,2034.
Bibliographic references: Bolton et al 2013 / Melanesia: Art and encounter (p.230, fig.182c); Akin 1983 / Malaitan War Clubs (pp.14-17); Akin 2013 / Malaitan Clubs
Location: Not on display
Condition: Loose bindings on shaft side, traces of adhesive.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: 2009,2010.6

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