spade (?); tool/implement

Object Type
spade (?)
tool/implement
Museum number
Af1954,23.593
Description
Register 1954
Carved wood, roughly made paddle-shaped implement, the blade has been broken on one side.
Production ethnic group
Made by: Igbo
Production place
Made in: Nigeria
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria
Findspot
Found/Acquired: Nigeria
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria
Materials
wood
Dimensions
Height: 91.50 centimetres
Width: 12.30 centimetres
Depth: 4.70 centimetres
Curator's comments
Register 1954
Jeffrey's Collection. "Wooden spade (?)"
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection: M D W Jeffreys
Acquisition date
1954
Acquisition notes
Af1954,23.575 to 593 are recorded as collected by M D W Jeffreys in 1931-2, and some have his comments attached.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1954,23.593
Additional IDs
Previous owner/ex-collection number: 120663 (Wellcome Collection Number)
codex id: 614908