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club
Object Type
club
Museum number
Am.8725
Description
War club made of wood.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Miranha
Made by:
Bora
Made by:
Witoto
Production date
1860s
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Johann Baptist von Spix
Field Collection by:
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Brazil (country)
(?)
Materials
wood
Dimensions
Height:
112 centimetres
Width:
5.75 centimetres
Depth:
3 centimetres
Curator's comments
Information provided by Murui Muina elders and researcher Juan Alvaro Echeverri. Weapon used among groups from the region of the Caqueta medio, such as the Coeruna. Used alongside hand axes. Local name bɨgɨ, material palo brasil (kɨrɨtɨngo)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Exchanged with:
Munich Ethnographical Museum
Acquisition date
1872
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am.8725
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Am1872C1.8725
(old CDMS no.)