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War club
Plain wooden war club with a cylindrical handle and four sided head. The war club was collected in Tonga on Cook's 3rd voyage by William Griffin, cooper of 'H.M.S. Resolution'. Made of toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak).
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2830 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | War club |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Exploration: Cook's Third Voyage, 1776 |
| Vessels: | Resolution (purchased 1771) |
| Date made: | Before 1777 |
| People: | Cook, James; Griffin, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 850 x 100 x 70 mm |