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Povai

human history
  • Other Name

    Club

  • Description

    This tiamani square shaped club has one side, and the top of its opposite side that are carved. The club end measures 280mm. The side that is carved has patterns that are similar to the Tapa Kaisi (design of the common people), this particular pattern is repeated in triangles, squares, diamonds, chevrons, man and crosses. The carved side has a 90mm split along the carving, with a 25mm length split along the base of the club, with a chip of 7mm x 8mm taken out of the base.

    The right side of the carved side there is a 7mm x 22mm cone shaped chip, with small notches along the side. The side to the left of the carved side, has the top 30mm - 35mm carved with angled sections of lines and triangles. There is also a 10mm x 22mm cone chip. The lip has a notch taken out of it 6mm, with 25mm scratches in it. The base has a slight concave shape. The handle is mostly round and smooth with an 8mm tip that has a hole in the centre, where the remains of a cord, what appears to be sennit remains. There is a 23mm and 30mm notch on the same side with a few smaller ones on one of the blank sides.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1933.63
  • Accession Date
    1933
  • Other Id

    19102 (ethnology)

  • Department
club, 1933.63, 19102, Cultural Permissions Apply

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