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Club (Taiaha)

Maori

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Caption

Maori. Club (Taiaha), Wood, pāua shell, 63 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (160.7 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy, Carll de Silver and Robert B. Woodward, 03.324.2795. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maori

Title

Club (Taiaha)

Geography

Place made: New Zealand

Medium

Wood, pāua shell

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

63 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (160.7 x 8.3 x 3.2 cm)

Inscriptions

"2795" written in white, "02.109" and "03.324.2795" written in black

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

03.324.2795

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Artists and makers

Maori

48 works in the collection