War Club, "Sali"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Collector
content: Lewis Heron
label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: "SALI," LARGE HARDWOOD WAR CLUB WITH BROAD BLADE AND A SHARP CREST OR SPUR. THE 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 DEVOID OF DECORATION. THE CLUB IS NAMED AFTER THE CLAWED "SALI" FLOWER OF A WILD BANANA-LIKE PLANT. EXAMINED BY KENNETH P. EMORY, BISHOP MUSEUM, JUNE 1941. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.
label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "(THIS INFORMATION GIVEN BY K. P. EMORY, BISHOP MUSEUM, 6/24/41)."
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: E3227-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 94.7 cm
label: Minimum Diameter - Object
content: 4 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Object
content: 4.3 cm