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: CLUB WAS FOUND IN STORAGE NUMBERED 2854, BUT 2854 WAS EXCHANGED WITH THE BISHOP MUSEUM IN HAWAII, AND WAS LOCATED THERE IN 1983. THEREFORE, NUMBER OF CLUB WAS CHANGED TO 2864, WHICH WAS MISSING. "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. THE HANDLE IS WRAPPED WITH BRAIDED COCONUT FIBER CORD OR SENNIT. THE CLUB IS NAMED AFTER THE CLAWED "SALI" FLOWER OF A WILD BANANA-LIKE PLANT.
label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "MUSKET SHAPE WITH A HORN."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Apr 2017
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: E2864-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club