Club
- Title:
- 'U'u from Marquesas Islands
- Object Name:
- Club
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1780-1820
- Material:
- Ironwood, bone
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
- Description:
- Large heavy club with large head carved in form of faces on each side; eyes with large "irises" and nose are formed by small skulls; below short crossbar is "mouth" formed by another pair of carved "eyes"; carved bands around staff below; bone knob at end; hole drilled through shaft has diamond-shaped bone escutcheon (one missing); remains of two paper labels.
- Provenance:
- Given before 1825, possibly by Edmund Roberts of Portsmouth. Called "Indian Mace from South Seas" or "Idol from South Seas" in old catalogues. This is a chief's weapon.
- Subjects:
- South Seas, Pacific Islands, Marquesas Islands, Oceania, Club, Warfare
- People:
- Roberts, Edmund, 1784-1836
- Place of Origin:
- Marquesas Islands, Pacific Ocean
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifact Collection
- Item Number:
- C09.511
- Accession Number:
- C09.511
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Credit Line:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Participating Organization:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
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