War Club, "Sali"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Collector
content: United States Exploring Expedition
label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: "SALI," LARGE HARDWOOD WAR CLUB WITH VERY BROAD BLADE AND A SHARP CREST OR SPUR. THE BROAD, FLAT BLADE AT THE DISTAL END OF THE CLUB IS COVERED ON BOTH SIDES WITH A CARVED CHECKERBOARD PATTERN, LEAVING DIAMOND SHAPES IN RELIEF. THE HANDLE IS WRAPPED WITH VERY FINELY BRAIDED COCONUT FIBER CORD IN BANDS OF LIGHT AND DARKER COLOR. THE CLUB IS NAMED AFTER THE CLAWED "SALI" FLOWER OF A WILD BANANA-LIKE PLANT. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.
label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "GUN-STOCK TYPE. SENNIT WRAPPED."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fiji, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Fijian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E3362-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 108.2 cm
label: Minimum Diameter - Object
content: 5.3 cm
label: Maximum Unknown - Object
content: 5.4 cm