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New Hebrides

Ceremonial war club c.1974

Wood | 60 x 6 cm (whole object, diameter) | RCIN 92085

Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle

Ceremonial war club

New Hebrides

Ceremonial war club c.1974

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Description

A stylised modern war club with cylindrical shaft, surmounted by a mushroom-shaped dome above a section of tube-like relief carving and four protruding lobes. The bottom tip tapering.

Provenance

Presented to Captain Mark Phillips by the people of the New Hebrides during the Commonwealth Visit, 1974
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection New Hebrides
(nationality)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection Captain Mark Phillips (b. 1948)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wood

Measurements

60 x 6 cm (whole object, diameter)
Groupings
Category
Organic Material (Works of Art)
Object type(s)
visual works
regalia
sceptres
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Decorative motifs
Geometric patterns
References

Alternative title(s)

Ceremonial sceptre
Places

Place of Production

Vanuatu

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