Club
MOA: University of British Columbia
3092/12
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.
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Narrative
The donor purchased the club in 1965 from Mr. A. Massola, the owner of a gift shop in Melbourne.
- Type of Item club
- Culture Fijian
- Material wood, plant fibre
- Measurements height 8.5 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 113.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall
- Made in Fiji
- Collection Date during 1965
- Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3092/0012