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Description: | A club from New Caledonia collected by William Kershaw, Able Seaman on 'John Williams I'. It has been cut from a tree branch at an angle to the trunk and has a long pointed head. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.
Paper tag held on by sellotape ?KERSHAW collection - see other item - given 16.3.49, Red Book on Desk?. Large and small adhesive tag ?71?. Fragment of label on tip of handle
Recent tag ?BM list 8 Club (Kershaw)?
A similar club from New Caledonia collected on the Cook expeditions is in the Huntarian Museum, University of Glasgow. 'Artificial Curiosities' p .245. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | William Kershaw | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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