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1884.12.25

Wood club with slightly flattened, asymmetrically set spherical head. There is a restricted band in the proximal butt. [BS [OPS Move] 12/10/2016]


1884.12.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wood club with slightly flattened, asymmetrically set spherical head. There is a restricted band in the proximal butt. [BS [OPS Move] 12/10/2016]
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 560 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Depth: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.12.25 PR Cat other PR nos: 390
Research and responses

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

Search terms: Weapon, Club