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1884.58.21

Ceremonial wooden club painted with palmetto designs. [SM 28/03/2007]

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1884.58.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceremonial wooden club painted with palmetto designs. [SM 28/03/2007]
Long description
Ceremonial wooden club painted with palmetto designs. The club is painted with red and black paint, which has come off in several places. The paint used for the patterns is thick, making the patterns look in relief. There is an iron loop at the butt and an iron cap with a small loop at the tip of the head. [SM 28/03/2007]
Geographical reference
Sri Lanka
Asia > Southern Asia > Sri Lanka
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Iron Metal, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 860 mm, Width: max 76 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.58.21 Other numbers: 302 ?294 PR Cat other PR nos: 3302
Research and responses

Palmetto is a species of palm [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Religion, Weapon, Dance, Ritual and Ceremonial, Club, Dance Accessory, Ceremonial Object

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