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Catalog Number |
C09.511 |
Title |
'U'u from Marquesas Islands |
Object Name |
Club |
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. |
Year Range from |
1780 |
Year Range to |
1820 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Dimensions |
W-7.5 L-58.75 inches |
Material |
Ironwood, bone |
Place of Origin |
Marquesas Islands, Pacific Ocean |
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. |
People |
Roberts, Edmund, 1784-1836 |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Athenaeum Early Athenaeum collection |
Subjects |
South Seas Pacific Islands Marquesas Islands Oceania Club Warfare |