Club
Item number Eg426 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A long conical stuffed yellow fabric piece which tapers down at one end where there are tassel-like balls of green and orange. Orange thread stitched in and out throughout. Symbol of Vishnu in white cloth, cut in an upside down U-shape, with a dark orange tapered piece of cloth inside.
Iconographic Meaning
The “U” shape on the club represents Vishnu. The size of the object and the symbol means it was likely from a temple.
Item History
- Made in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Collected by Stephen Inglis during 1980
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before November 3, 1981
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on November 3, 1981
What
- Name
- Club
- Identification Number
- Eg426
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- cotton fibre and fibre
- Overall
- height 94.0 cm, diameter 14.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Who
- Culture
- South India
- Field Collector
- Stephen Inglis
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1981
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0744/0026
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