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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Dateafter 1770
MediumIronwood
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (91.4 × 12.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.28
Not on view
DescriptionTongan club, paddle type. Likely used for ceremonial purposes due to its paddle-like shape. Similar clubs with blunt ends were used for war.
Additional Details
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1850-1900
Medium: Mountain sheep horn
Object number: 1984.466
Rhona Bitner
Date: October 29, 2008 (printed 2013)
Medium: Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum
Object number: 2014.3.1
Jeffrey Gibson
Date: 2019
Medium: Digital print, silkscreen, and collage, with gloss varnish, in custom-color frame
Object number: 2020.3.1