Club

Double crescent anthropomorphic bladed club. This club type is found throughout Vanuatu but particularly on Ambrym and Malekula. It was attached to a shoulder strap to be worn by the side, but could be easily removed making it ready for use at a moment’s notice. The highly abstracted nasal projections show its intention to depict a human face.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
E1910
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Arms and armour
Collection Area Region
MELAN
Material
hardwoodplaited fibre string
Common Name
club
Simple Name
weapon
Production County
Efate/Vate (Sandwich Island)
Production Country
Vanuatu
Production Year High
1880

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double crescent club