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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