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club

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  • Other Name

    Gugu

    Musket club, from Sabeto, Fiji (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Musket club, from Sabeto, Fiji

    description: Shape of handle carved, "barrel". two lots of plaited binding done with sennit on carved part of barrel. Oval-sectioned handle has lop-sided convex butt end and carved grip in zigzag. Motif on head embellished with mostly basketry designs. Circular motif made up of triangles and centre circle towards end.

  • Place
    [Fiji]/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1975.92
  • Other Id

    47030 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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