Club
- Object Name:
- Club
- Object ID:
- 1880.002
- Creator:
- Tongataboo Tribes
- Place of Origin:
- Tongatapu, Tonga
- Date:
- 1839-1842
- Description:
- War Club. Straight round shaft with zig-zag lengthwise carving running 5.75" from end forming grip, banded with crosswise carving at each end. Round, studded head carved from same piece as handle, apparently a burl, cracked and with natural gaps. Dark brown wood.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- L-35 Dia-6 inches
- Provenance:
- Tag glued on haft read, "A war club from Tongataboo, one of the Friendly Islands, used by the Islanders in their engagements. Gift of Tim W. Fisk."
Midshipman Timothy Walker Fiske (1820-1845) was stationed on the USS St. Louis, Pacific Squadron, 1839-1842. He visited Tongataboo while in the Pacific. His obituary suggests he died in 1845 while a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. He left his worldly effects to William R. Low, a friend from Concord, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Timothy Walker Fiske
- People:
- Fisk, Timothy W. (1820-1845)
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