Ceremonial Club with "Pineapple" Stone Head
Datelate 1800s, head probably pre-1500
Mediumstone, wood and fiber
Dimensions95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Object number2004.154
DescriptionLarge stone head, well carved. Shaft is more recent. Base of shaft has been carved. A modern brass eye has been added at the bottom.ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1961 (cat. no. 1961.14); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
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