Club, of wood, from Tonga; part of the Forster collection (Forster 73; 1886.1.1433)
Wooden club with a smooth handle and a paddle-bladed head. Two sets of horizontal ridges separate the shaft from the head. The head is decorated with a carved, zig-zag pattern
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Club head, side 1
Club head, side 2
Microscope image of club wood
Older Ashmolean label
Ashmolean label
Unidentified label |