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Club. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
- Summary:
- E017279 - 30/10/1907, club, Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, Australia
- Item Name:
- club
- Label:
- A mushroom-headed wooden club carved from a single piece of wood - with cylindrical grips and plain shafts, decorated with carved notches or scars. This type of club is said to have been introduced by Melanesian missionaries. They were known as "tut" by the Meriam people. It was collected by C. Hedley and A.R. McCulloch in 1907 for the Museum. (55x7.5cm.)
- Keywords:
- warfare
- Place:
- Mer (Murray Islands)
- Region:
- Torres Strait
- Province/State:
- Queensland
- Country:
- Australia
- Collection Area:
- Australia
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 30/10/1907
- Registration Number:
- E017279
- Associated Stories:
- The Hedley and McCulloch Collection: Torres Strait 1907
- Australian Museum Expedition to Torres Strait in 1907: Rationale
Images
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Club. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony
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Club. Mer (Murray Islands), Torres Strait, Queensland
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Anthropology Dept - Finton Mahony