Dance-Club

Dance-Club

Object name: Dance-Club
Date: 1700-1927
Medium: Wood
Object number: LDCUM1927.004.001
DescriptionStaff or club of light yellow brown wood with a long thin handle. It has a leaf shaped head with a central spine, and alternate sides painted black. Below the head is a guard of outward projecting knobs. It would have been used for ceremonial purposes and as a dance accessory.

Culture: African