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1884.12.59

Wood club with curved and pointed blade. [JC [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]


1884.12.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wood club with curved and pointed blade. [JC [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]
Long description
Wood club with curved and pointed blade. The shaft, which is oval in section, expands into the flattened blade which curves 90 degrees and extends to a point. The outer edge of the blade is a right angle. The bottom of the shaft is decorated with engraved zigzags within longitudinal grooves and there is an expanded and tiered conical butt. [JC [OPS Move] 17/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
By 1862
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Length: max 695 mm, Width: max 280 mm, Depth: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.12.59 Other numbers: 160 PR Cat other PR nos: 160
Research and responses

The number listed in Delivery Catalogue II for this object (160) matches the 1862 Catalogue of Arms. [Dan Hicks 12/09/2012]

Search terms: Weapon, Club