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 A SHARP SERRATED EDGE. THE CLUB IS NAMED AFTER THE CLAWED "SALI" FLOWER OF A WILD BANANA-LIKE PLANT. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86. EXHIBITED SITES "MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS," 1987-90.
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: E2862-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 113 cm
label: Width - Head
content: 7.3 cm
label: Diameter - Base
content: 6.8 cm