id:			138884
accession number:	1963.255
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.255
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:00.049000

War Club ('U'u), early 1800s. Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, early 19th Century. Stained ironwood; overall: 148.2 x 19.8 x 11.2 cm (58 3/8 x 7 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund 1963.255

title:				War Club ('U'u)
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1830
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creditline:			James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
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culture:	Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, early 19th Century
technique:	stained ironwood
department:	Oceania
collection:	Oceanic Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 148.2 x 19.8 x 11.2 cm (58 3/8 x 7 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		Polynesian Sculpture
	opening date:   1967-11-15T05:00:00
	<i>Polynesian Sculpture</i>. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (November 15, 1967-January 1, 1968); The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, NY (February 14-May 14, 1968).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Harry Beasley
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	Harry Beasley
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