Club Item Number: 3092/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A club carved from heavy, dark-brown hardwood with large knobs on the top end, and a zigzag pattern on the handle. Half way along the decorated handle there is a band of braided natural fibre wrapped tightly around it.
Narrative
The donor purchased the club in 1965 from Mr. A. Massola, the owner of a gift shop in Melbourne.
Item History
- Made in Fiji
- Collected during 1965
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before November 18, 2014
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on November 18, 2014
What
- Name
- Club
- Identification Number
- 3092/12
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- wood and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 113.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from
- Ingeborg Marshall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Collection Date
- during 1965
- Ownership Date
- before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0012