Club Item Number: C10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sword-shaped light brown wood club. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point, all of which are decorated with rows of white notches and triangles. There is a quadrangular cross-guard-like feature in the middle. The cylindrical handle flattens and bulges outward at an angle toward the top where it is decorated with a vertical row of notches. The handle end is carved to a slight point.
Item History
- Made in Savai'i, Samoa before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Savai'i, Samoa
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0443