War Club, "Sali"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1840
name: label: Collector
content: Lt. Joseph A. Underwood
label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: "SALI," SPURRED AND BLADED, HARDWOOD WAR CLUB, FASHIONED AFTER THE CLAWED FLOWER OF A WILD BANANA-LIKE PLANT. THE BLADE AND SPUR ARE COVERED WITH INTRICATELY CARVED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, AS IS THE HANDGRIP. THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SHAFT IS LEFT UNDECORATED. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.
label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "GUN-STOCK 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: E2861-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 103.1 cm
label: Minimum Diameter - Object
content: 5.7 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Object
content: 5.8 cm