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Pitt Rivers Museum

1934.74.2

Paddle-shaped club with thick cylindrical shaft and flat, leaf-shaped blade. Separating the blade from the shaft is a double-lozenge collar. The lower half of the shaft is covered in minutely carved triangle and zigzag patterns. The shaft flares towards the base, which is squared-off. [JC [OPS Move] 15/08/2016]


1934.74.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paddle-shaped club with thick cylindrical shaft and flat, leaf-shaped blade. Separating the blade from the shaft is a double-lozenge collar. The lower half of the shaft is covered in minutely carved triangle and zigzag patterns. The shaft flares towards the base, which is squared-off. [JC [OPS Move] 15/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Chip Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 1190 mm, Width: max 150 mm, Depth: max 50 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.74.2

Search terms: Weapon, Club