Club Item Number: C725 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical, brown wood handle that curves around at a forty degree angle. The end is curved into a y-shape and has a spur. The inside of the curve has a rectangular panel painted white and ochre. The handle is covered with braided fibre in alternating brown and black rings. There is a knob at the end of the handle.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Club
- Identification Number
- C725
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- lime mineral, bark fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and braided
- Overall
- height 95.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1045