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Object Number 985-11-30/11503
Display Title Bat. wood with brown and natural basketry wrapped around grip
Descriptions
Object Description Bat. wood with brown and natural basketry wrapped around grip. brown basketry fiber and carved groove around head. masking tape used for repairs. May be canella or cariaya.
Inventory Description Club, bulbous tip, basketry wrapped andle, unravelling
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cariaya?
  • Canela?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon River
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 79.5 x 7 cm (31 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-11-30/11503
Provenance
Collector Rex Endsleigh (ca.1955 - 1985)
Donor Marie Perry (1985)

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