Context (Other owners)
Roscoe 1911 Unregisted.

Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Found together / assemblage)
1920.308 Z.1-16/Roscoe are all parts of the same canoe. In addition 1920.308 A-X/Roscoe are the accompanying paddles for the canoe and 1920.308 Y.1-3/Roscoe and the ornaments which would have been attached to the canoe.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Canoe, in 8 sections, made of planks. The canoe has a rounded bottom, but no keel. The planks are sewn together with wicker and the seams are caulked with bark. There are seats for the men to sit on. These project through the sides and form knobs. These act as collision mats. The canoe has a curved beak projecting for several yards in front, to keep the boat off reefs (and also to act as a ram?). The end of the beak is covered with leather. The seat near the bow projects through each side to form two long spikes.
The (24) paddles (these have been labelled A-X) are spear-shaped, and there is a tuft of crimson feathers to put on the bow. Baganda. Two detachable antelope horns are included for sticking into the bow.
'One of the horns has holes from ?beetle damage. These holes have been plugged with some sort of fibre. The crimson feathers have been bound with plaintain fibre.Feathers have old label attached which notes: "Canoe ornament from African canoe. At Stone House Newnham. Rev. Roscoe. " K .Sutton 9/4/2001'
Event Date 1920
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
One of the horns has holes from ?beetle damage. These holes have been plugged with some sort of fibre.
Event Date 9/4/2001
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Detachable antelope horn used for sticking into the bow of a canoe.
Event Date 16/8/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (Physical description)
Antelope horn with bone shaped to a point; for inserting into the bow of ROS 1920.308 Z.
Event Date 16/12/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe

Context (Amendments / updates)
The Roscoe Collection catalogued in 1920 was given numbers 1920.1 - 1920.480. These are not Accession Register numbers, and conflict with numbers allocated to other artefacts accessioned in 1920. They do not appear under any other number in any Accession Register and the only documentation for them is their catalogue cards. In 2001 they were given the temporary suffix ‘/Roscoe’ to distinguish them. This has now been replaced with the prefix ‘ROS’.
Event Date 16/12/2021
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson