War Club, "Waka"
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: "WAKA," LARGE HARDWOOD WAR CLUB WITH A SHORT SECTION OF THE TAP ROOT RETAINED WITH A FLANGED, MACE-LIKEHEAD COMPOSED OF THE BUTTRESS ROOTS OF THE SAPLING FROM WHICH THE CLUB WAS MADE. THE SHAFT IS WRAPPED WITH VERY FINELY BRAIDED COCONUT FIBER CORD IN BANDS OF LIGHT AND DARKER COLORS. THE HAND GRIP IS COVERED WITH CARVED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS.
label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "ROOTSTOCK TYPE."
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: E3376-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 113.4 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 4 cm