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Disc Style Penis head Club

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item details

NameDisc Style Penis head Club

ProductionNew Caledonia

Classificationclubs

Materialswood, wool, coconut, gauze

DimensionsOverall: 35mm (width), 760mm (length)

Registration NumberOL000674/9

Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

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Category

Intended for: Warfare
Rites & ceremonies
Made of: wood
wool
coconut
gauze
Type of: clubs
Refers to: Kanak
About: woodcarving
Influenced by: Melanesian
Oceanic

Place

Made in: New Caledonia
Influenced by: New Caledonia

People & Organisations

Belonged to: William Ockleford Oldman