Accession No
1935.724 B
Description
Club with angled and flared head. Long shaft with circular cross-section; head is at a roughly 90 degree angle to the shaft, with a rectangular cross-section and straight functional edge; carved crosshatch band across head and spiralling around the shaft.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Kenya; Lake Turkana; Turkana County; Lodwar
Period
Source
Fuchs, Vivian Ernest (Sir) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1935.724 B
Cultural Affliation
Turkana
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
890mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1935.724 A-K: 'Eleven wooden clubs, variously decorated with incised patterns.'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Club with angled and flared head. Long shaft with circular cross-section; head is at a roughly 90 degree angle to the shaft, with a rectangular cross-section and straight functional edge; carved crosshatch band across head and spiralling around the shaft.
Event Date 29/3/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296012
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