The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Club

Club

1700s-1800s
wood
Overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1990.71
Location: not on view

Description

Fijian weapons are made of heavy, dense wood, ornamented with fine, chip-carved patterning. The paddle-like shape of this example is quite rare.
  • Turner, Evan H. "Acquisitions: 1990." Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 2 (1991): 30-45. p. 44, no. 67, repr. p. 45.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.71