U'u Club

CulturePolynesian

Datelate 18th century

MediumIron wood

DimensionsOverall: 52 5/8 × 5 3/4 × 3 1/2 inches (133.67 × 14.61 × 8.89 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.112

Markings"21-1" in paint

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Terms

DescriptionA large wooden club with a rounded cap. The top of the club has the shape of an abstract head with eyes. The surfaces at the top of the club are decorated with shallow, incised designs.
Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Connoisseurship and Good Pie: Ted Coe and Collecting Native Art. Organized by the Ralph T. Coe Foundation. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM, July 2015-April 2016.

Provenance

With the collection of Samuel Dubiner (1914-1993);

With Taylor Dale Gallery, Santa Fe, NM;

Purchased from Taylor Dale Gallery by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), January 2000-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025

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