Bozdogan

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Photo by John Bentham.
Bozdogan
Photo by John Bentham.
Date18th century
MediumIron, brass
DimensionsOverall: 19 5/16 × 2 × 2 in. (49 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.35
On view
DescriptionBozdogan iron mace with inlaid flanged head. Might have originally had a leather wrist strap tied onto the bottom finial.

Additional Details

Inscribed Separate tag label "7"
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: 1850-1943
Medium: Steel, dyed and inlaid bone or horn, leather, wood, brass
Object number: 1943.17
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, brass, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.33a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron
Object number: 2023.10.42
Wood and metal arrow
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Bamboo, iron, and twine
Object number: S2023.2.3
Metal spear
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal (iron?), wood
Object number: S2023.2.9
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Forged metal, likely bronze or iron
Object number: 2023.10.38a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: before 1860
Medium: Iron, wood, twine
Object number: 2023.10.39a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron, wood
Object number: 2023.10.53
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.34a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.40a-b
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood and sinew
Object number: 1984.555
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, feathers, and sinew
Object number: 1984.559