John L. Severance Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 18th-19th Century · 1700s-1800s
Club
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- 1700s-1800s
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
- Country / context
- Fiji
- Movement / tradition
- Oceanic arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- Oceanic arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
Fijian weapons are made of heavy, dense wood, ornamented with fine, chip-carved patterning. The paddle-like shape of this example is quite rare.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
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↗Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim Area, Trobriand Islands, 20th century · before 1930
Club
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Elema District, 20th century · before 1930
Spirit Board
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century · 1800s
Ancestral Figure
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, 19th century · 1800s
Bowl
Creator not recorded