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Club3425/7

Carved wooden club (patu or mere). Weapon is thin with tapering edges. Head is spatulate, with a wide top and a concave area below a carved upside-down humanoid face. The face has angled eyes with inset half-circle shell eyes, and a large tongue. Each side is ornately carved, with a single circular shell inset at centre. The short handle is smooth, culminating in a pommel carved into two circles, one with inset beads of abalone shell on each side at centre. Carved into the side, TE-RAU-O-TE-AROHA.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell and plant fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC641 a-b

The plain, brown, cylindrical handle (a) has a simple horizontal band of geometric decoration that consists of a triple outlined square at either side at one end and a pineapple-like stone head (a) at the other. The head is held in place by a woven band (b) that has a downward tapering piece of bone along one side. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has four horizontal rows of nine pyramidal protrusions all around.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stone, stem ?, wood and bone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC643 a-b

Plain, cylindrical, brown wood handle (a) with a buoy shaped stone head (b) secured by a woven band. The handle tapers to a point at the bottom end.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, palm leaf and stone
Made in
Rigo, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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War Club, Stone16.1/715
Wand Or Club, (Repaired) Carved16.1/662
Bone Club (2 Casts)16.1/358
Whale Bone Club (Cast)16/9882
Whale Bone Club (Cast)16/9881
Whale Bone Club (Cast)16/9880