Paddle-shaped Club

Aboriginal Australian

Caption

Aboriginal Australian. Paddle-shaped Club, 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, resin or gum, 38 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 1 in. (97.8 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of D. Irving Mead, 42.302.19.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Paddle-shaped Club

Date

19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Australia

Medium

Wood, pigment, resin or gum

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

38 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 1 in. (97.8 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm)

Inscriptions

'42.302.19' in red ink.

Credit Line

Gift of D. Irving Mead

Accession Number

42.302.19

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