Catalogue card for Z 20406: 'Wooden paddle-blade, with closed wooden staple around loop at top, all carved from a single piece of wood. The paddle blade has openwork 'lizards' and geometric incised decoration.'
Wooden paddle-blade, with closed wooden staple around loop at top, all carved from a single piece of wood. The paddle blade has open-work stylised lizards and ziz-zags, and carved geometric decoration.
Wooden paddle-blade, with closed wooden staple around loop at top, all carved from a single piece of wood. The paddle blade has open-work stylised lizards and ziz-zags, and carved geometric decoration.
Catalogue card reads, in black ink: "Z. 20406 | W. AFRICA | Nigeria / ?Gulf of Benin / Wooden paddle-blade with closed wooden staple around loop at top, all carved from a single pieces of wood. The paddle-blade has carved openwork 'lizards' or 'crocodiles', and geometric incised decoration. / No label, but resemble paddle-blades 1887. E. 64 (5), known to come from Benin. / PTO"
Red circular sticker in bottom right corner of card.
On rear: ink drawing of paddle-blade.