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Fighting Stick

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Arrernte
MEDIUM Wood, ochre
DATES 19th or 20th century
DIMENSIONS 39 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (101 x 11 x 3.2 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER 47.131.45
CREDIT LINE Henry L. Batterman Fund
PROVENANCE Prior to 1946, provenance not yet documented; between August 1946 and May 1947, collected in Australia by Carl von Hoffman for the Brooklyn Museum; May 1947, purchased from Carl von Hoffman by the Brooklyn Museum.
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