Dance Stick Item Number: Aa44 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden shaft tapering to diagonal cut at one end. Thicker end cut at right angle.
History Of Use
The stick is held straight out in front of the dancer as he shuffles during the opening of the dance.
Cultural Context
Dance stick.
Item History
- Made in Botswana
- Collected between 1967 and 1975
- Owned by Frank A. Gaudin before September 15, 1975
- Received from Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on September 15, 1975
What
- Name
- Dance Stick
- Identification Number
- Aa44
- Type of Item
- dance stick
- Material
- grewium wood ? or moultwa wood ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut
- Overall
- height 106.0 cm, diameter 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank A. Gaudin
- Received from
- Frank A. Gaudin (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0287/0040