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Description: | Tongan war club collected by Captain Cook on his 2nd voyage. Cylindrical handle with knob on the end, plain four sided head. Typical of the undecorated clubs made before the introduction of iron by the expedition encouraged the carving of wooden items. Made of toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak). | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | James Cook war clubs Malcolm Neil | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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