Throwing Club
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Solomon Islands
Culture: Rennel Island, Solomon Island
Date: late- 19th-early- 20th century
Medium: Wood with fiber wrap
Dimensions:
l. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); diam. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lino Addicks
Object number: 58.253.2
Label Text
This wood club has an octagonal pointed striking section. It is covered with a panel of finely woven sennit held in place with strings passed through a hole in the upper half of the shaft.
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