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Papua New Guinea
Ceremonial club c.1984
Wood and feathers | 150.0 x 28.0 x 28.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69663
Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle
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Ceremonial club with a brown and white feather crest above carved ebony spiked rings and twisted bark binding incorporating feathers. The plain rounded wood handle terminates in feather rings.
Provenance
Presented to Charles, Prince of Wales during his tour of Papua New Guinea in August 1984, when he received the title of Lapan of Manus Island. The title had been bestowed on his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, twenty-eight years previously. During the initiation ceremony, two young women placed dogteeth necklaces and a headband on the Prince and presented him with a basket containing a lime-gourd. He then received an axe, a spear and a bunch of betel nuts as a sign of peace.
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Creator(s)
(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Wood and feathers
Measurements
150.0 x 28.0 x 28.0 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Manus Island [Papua New Guinea]
