club
- Museum number
- Oc1951,07.192
- Description
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Register 1951
Stone club head of pointed oval shape
- Dimensions
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Length: 9.70 inches
- Curator's comments
- Register 1951
Clubs. "Clubs are not used by the Purari Delta natives. Such clubs as have been sent to England as Purari delta clubs are frauds and are now known as such." But see M.S.Catalogue p.12, where some are listed as from IAI.
"Helara", Vailala R., Elema.
(Refers to the whole Oc1951,07 series):
A large ethnographical collection from the Namau and Ipi tribes of the Purari delta and Elema regions, Papuan Gulf, made by J.H.Holmes (missionary) between 1893 and 1900. The remainder of the collection (about one third) is in the Liverpool Museum.
See J.H.Holmes, "In Primitive New Guinea". See Eth Doc,1020 (M.S.Catalogue).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1951
- Acquisition notes
- Register information: Collection 'made by J.H. Holmes (missionary) between 1893 and 1900.'
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1951,07.192
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 12 (MS catalogue page number)
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Miscellaneous number: Oc1951,07.192-194 (Previous group record)