Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Club |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1984.043 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1984.043.001 |
Description |
L-shaped protection stick or club, carried for protection against animals or enemies. The stick is lightweight, carved out of wood. Handle is a wider, smooth piece of wood with twine wrapped at one end. Club end is made with a hollowed piece of wood, wrapped in strips of wood. A stone could be placed in the hollow bottom and thrown at an enemy. |
Provenance |
Purchased as a memento by International Driller, Robert Rawlings, who drilled in Sumatra on two contracts between 1880 and 1902. |
Dimensions |
W-15 L-71 cm |
Search Terms |
Weapons Indonesia International Drillers Memento Souvenir |
People |
Rawlings, Robert |