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1884.140.632

Paddle-shaped flat club with short handle, incised geometric decoration. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/4/2005]

1884.140.632

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Collection type
Object
Description
Paddle-shaped flat club with short handle, incised geometric decoration. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Gabon
Africa > Central Africa > Gabon
Ogooué River
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1875
Date collected
By 1875 Oct 14
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2005
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 447 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.632
Research and responses

Page 121 of Accession Book IV suggests that objects dated 14.12.75 are part of the RBN Walker collection ['Additional Accession Book IV entry - Those objects dated 14.12.75 = RBN Walker coll - v seq Magic No 3327 and others Africa and top page 147'. The date and location of the provenance of this object does seem to confirm that this might be a RBN Walker object. It seems likely that this entry actually matches some of the paddles from the ?RBN Walker collection [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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