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Description: | 'Indian sword from the South Sea Islands'
Tapering sword club, from the Niue Islands, the blade of which becomes concave above the widest point. The handle terminates in a long conical finial which is decorated with a network of fine pointille markings. On the blade near the head end a rectangle has been inked 'Indian sword from the South Sea Islands'. Light wood.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 5.433 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | clubs (weapons: bludgeon) wood War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-61154 | Go to resource |
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