Club Item Number: Aa45 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Smooth straight cylindrical wooden light tan, and brown branch with a natural knot as a head. Proximal end slightly burned.
History Of Use
Used for killing snared animals.
Cultural Context
Hunting weapon.
Item History
- Made in Okavango Swamps, 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
- Club
- Identification Number
- Aa45
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- grewium wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, smoothed and carved
- Overall
- height 62.5 cm, diameter 3.7 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
- Okavango Swamps, Botswana
When
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1975
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0287/0041