Narrowish wooden paddle club with a bell curve profile and raised transverse ridge across the blade. The shaft is plai,n while the head bears three pairs of circular eyes on each face against a background of cross hatched diamonds. Intermediate form between Clunie types 7B and 7E. This type was carried by chiefs and priests as insignia of their office.
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