Accession No

1935.724 G


Description

Club with paddle-shaped head or blade. Long shaft with oval cross-section; head flares from shaft into a rectangular cross section with a flat tip; darker stripe of heartwood along the centre of the head.


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 G


Cultural Affliation

Turkana


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements

815mm


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 paddle-shaped head or blade. Long shaft with oval cross-section; head flares from shaft into a rectangular cross section with a flat tip; darker stripe of heartwood along the centre of the head.
Event Date 29/3/2022
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:296017

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