Short Club Item Number: C1160 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A flat dark blue-green grey-black mineral club with a paddle-like shape. The smooth sides taper to a sharp round edge. There is a hole in the handle. At the end of the handle, there is a slightly stepped finial in three tiers.
Item History
- Made in New Zealand
- Owned by Otago Museum before 1955
- Received from Otago Museum (Transferring institution)
What
- Name
- Short Club
- Identification Number
- C1160
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- nephrite mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground and polished
- Overall
- height 36.9 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maori
- Previous Owner
- Otago Museum
- Received from
- Otago Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Zealand
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1955
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 56