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Club, early to mid 20th Century
Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, Melanesia
Wood and shell; 20…
Club (Baukiaga)
Club, early to mid 20th Century
Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, Melanesia
Wood and shell; 20…
Club, early to mid 20th Century Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, Melanesia Wood and shell; 20 1/2 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. 2018.13.13 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Club (Baukiaga)

ClassificationsArms and Armor-clubs
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtRennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
MediumWood and shell
Dimensions20 1/2 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (52.1 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2018.13.13
DescriptionThis wooden club with shell inlay is from Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Similar clubs from Rennell Island tend to have a woven cover for their handles and they tend to be devoid of the shell inlay we see here. Based on the texturing of the handle area, it once had a woven cover that has since been lost. A club with inlay such as we see here was more likely to have been used during ceremonial rituals than actual combat.
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