Club

29-50-496

From: New Guinea | Tambunum

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-50-496
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | Tambunum
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden. With serrated edges. On one face is carved, at the top of the handle, a human mask; where the serrated portion passes into the handle another human mask is joined by a wavy line (snake's body?) running along the remaining length of the club between the serrations to a snake's head at the other end of the club.

Length 226 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 140 - Other Number

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