Summary
Wooden club crafted in the Pacific Rim/ Solomon Islands, exhibited at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition. Many functional and ornamental native weapons were displayed in the various colonial settlement courts at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.
Physical Description
Long handled club. Wooden body with flat, flared, slightly pointed tip. Around the handles is finely woven raffia, with coloured patterning. No markings.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
105 cm (Width), 15 cm (Depth), 1200 cm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
1195 mm (Length), 97 mm (Width)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Maximum dimensions
1196 mm (Length), 101 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Weapons, Pacific Islands
