Club

P1835

From: Australia | South Australia | Central Australia | Murray River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Nulla nulla
Object Number P1835
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Australia | South Australia | Central Australia | Murray River
Locus South Australia [Historic Attribute]
Period Late Colonial Australia Period
Date Made 1850-1900 CE
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

A wooden club with decorative etching along the entire length. A dark, smooth, wooden club that curves slightly in an arc. The handle comes to a dull point, and the clubhead has a split in the wood. The etchings are small zigzag lines in the rough pattern of diamonds.

Length 43 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907
Other Number 14 - Other Number

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