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Caption

Maori. Club (Wahaika), ca. 1900. Wood, pāua shell, 16 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 13/16 in. (41.0 x 14.0 x 2.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2791a. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maori

Title

Club (Wahaika)

Date

ca. 1900

Geography

Reportedly from: Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Medium

Wood, pāua shell

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

16 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 13/16 in. (41.0 x 14.0 x 2.0 cm)

Inscriptions

"02.2" and "2791" written in black on blade

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward

Accession Number

03.324.2791a

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