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1928.52.4

Scraper of coconut shell, with a serrated edge and single perforation [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/4/2005]

1928.52.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Scraper of coconut shell, with a serrated edge and single perforation [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Sanma Province Espíritu Santo
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928
Date collected
By 1928
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Husk Plant, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 98 mm, Width: max 68 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.52.4
Research and responses

Related Documents File [James Thomas Hooper, Catalogue of Ethnographical Material] - The museum has a photocopy of Hooper's accession and dispersal records, which are bound as two volumes and kept in a separate box file. Items are arranged according to Hooper's own numbering system [RTS 21/11/2003].

Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Scraper, Food Accessory

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