Accession No
Z 5088
Description
Paddle - [From catalogue card:] 'Dance paddle'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 5088
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a small rectangular label reads 'Dance paddle / [crossed off:] New Britain' and [added later:] 'SOLOMON'. 'Z 5088' is inscribed twice in black ink at one end.
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Dance paddle'.
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Dance-club of wood, light in colour and light in weight. The wood has been smoked to turn black, then areas have been carved out to form raised motifs: one human figure (hands to the ears, bent legs) and geometrical motifs.
Event Date 18/1/2016
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Old removal slip found in box file notes the object was removed by B Smith on 18 March 1989 for display. it is unclear when the object returned to store, if it did in fact go on display, presumably in the Maudslay Gallery.
Event Date 31/1/2018
Author: Remke Velden
FM:265940
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