Object number
1933.59.32
Description
A weighted club from northern Nigeria. Straight, wooden shaft of circular section covered in polished brown leather. The head is weighted by a spiralling band of iron, counter-balanced at bottom end by a smaller spiral of iron. Leather strap attached near to bottom end. Collected by Lieut Col Robert L. Beasley DSO between 1901 and 1906.
Production place
Northern Nigeria
Date
1850 - 1906
Production period
19th century
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Inscription
Hammer ? Given by Lt Col R L Beasley DSO May 1933