Accession No

E 1904.12


Description

Wooden club with carved head ornamented with red and white paint


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia


Period


Source

Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [Monetary donor]; Freemantle Sale [vendor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1904.12; MAA: AR 1904.931; 498 (Freemantle Sale no.)


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Pigment


Local Term

Leonile


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
a club (wooden) with carved head ornamented with red and white paint
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Transcribed from register as object was not included on the database.
(Bio) Prof Bevan

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card E 1904.12 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'D. * Prof. Bevan. R.1904.931.'; The Annual Report for 1904, p.8 'In those cases in which the objects have not been presented directly, but have been purchased with money subscribed to the Museum Accession Fund, an asterisk is prefixed to the name of the donor.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ballpoint:] 'Purchased at Freemantle Sale' and the 4 in 1904.931 has been overwritten with a 5. 1904.931 seems to correspond with the annual report. Red circular sticker lower right corner of catalogue card.
Event Date 11/6/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden


Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card E 1904.12 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'E. Australia. 1904.12. Club, (l. 30")'. Followed by a sketch of a club and 'incised'. ; [later addition handwritten in pencil:] 'Label marked Victoria in pencil' and 'The "Leonile" type of Victoria.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ballpoint:] 'Victoria' and 'ornamented with red & white paint.'
Event Date 11/6/2013
Author: maa


FM:145949

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