Accession No
1945.15 B
Description
Lonka. Fighting stick with giraffe hide hand guard. Long shaft with circular-cross section, tapering slightly towards each end; arched hand guard attached by threading onto the stick; band of leather above and below the hand guard. Appears fire blackened with cracked residue on the surface.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania; Kondoa Irangi District; Kwa Mtoro
Period
Source
Trevor, Jack C. [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1945.15 B
Cultural Affliation
?Sandawe
Material
Wood; Hide; Giraffe Hide
Local Term
Lonka
Measurements
1125mm
Events
Context (Display)
History of display indicated by copper wire, now removed.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Trevor, J. C. in July 1944
Event Date 7/1944
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1945.15 A-B: 'Two fighting sticks for defence - Lonka - with hand-guards of giraffe hide (others are made of rhino, elephant or buffalo hide). The shorter part of the stick is held uppermost'
Event Date 1945
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Lonka. Fighting stick with giraffe hide hand guard. Long shaft with circular-cross section, tapering slightly towards each end; arched hand guard attached by threading onto the stick; band of leather above and below the hand guard. Appears fire blackened with cracked residue on the surface.
Event Date 30/3/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296026
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