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Paddle-shaped Club

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Aboriginal Australian
MEDIUM Wood, pigment, resin or gum
  • Place Made: Australia
    • DATES 19th or early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 38 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 1 in. (97.8 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm)
    INSCRIPTIONS '42.302.19' in red ink.
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 42.302.19
    CREDIT LINE Gift of D. Irving Mead
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1942, provenance not yet documented; by 1942, acquired by David Irving Mead of Brooklyn, NY; 1942, gift of David Irving Mead to the Brooklyn Museum.
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