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1884.12.22

Wooden club with segmented ball head to one side of the shaft. [SM 22/03/2007]

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1884.12.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden club with segmented ball head to one side of the shaft. [SM 22/03/2007]
Long description
Wooden club with segmented ball head to one side of the shaft. The ball has a crack running from top to bottom. and is made of yellow wood. [SM 22/03/2007]
Cultural groups
Nguni
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 642 mm, Width: max 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.12.22 PR Cat other PR nos: 392
Research and responses

See Chris Spring, 1993: Chapter 8 [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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