Pisega, Reproduction of Dueling or War Club

2000.01.0017

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Artifact Identification Pisega, Reproduction of Dueling or War Club   (2000.01.0017)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
  2. :
  3. Armaments
  4. :
  5. Percussive Weapons
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date 05/01/1964
Culture Yap, Yapese, Micronesian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 124 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.2 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 140 g
Measuring Remarks Second dimension is the thickness of the pole.
Materials Plant--Balsa, Plant--Wood,
Manufacturing Processes Carved
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

1 --LOA Quantity Field

Bibliography

Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965.

Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction Yes
Reproduction Information N/A

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