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1942.13.860

Wooden mallet, with cylindrical handle and broad slightly curved rectangular head carved from the whole. The underside of the mallet head is abraded and scratched through use. [CW [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]

1942.13.860

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden mallet, with cylindrical handle and broad slightly curved rectangular head carved from the whole. The underside of the mallet head is abraded and scratched through use. [CW [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Igbo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 58 mm, Width: max 85 mm, Length: max 427 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.860 Other numbers: 120664

Search terms: Tool, Hammer

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