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1933.80.2

Paddle-shaped club with broad, spatulate blade. [JC [OPS Move] 04/10/2016]


1933.80.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paddle-shaped club with broad, spatulate blade. [JC [OPS Move] 04/10/2016]
Long description
Paddle-shaped club with broad, spatulate blade. Both sides of the blade have a transverse ridge just below the straight distal edge, with a central perforation beneath this. The blade has a narrow neck where it joins the rectangular-sectioned, flared handle which terminates in a pointed triangular butt. [JC [OPS Move] 04/10/2016]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 145 mm, Depth: max 20 mm, Length: max 735 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.80.2

Search terms: Weapon, Club