Small wooden barkcloth beater, pointed and slightly curved. Part of one side is grooved logitudinally. There is a length of string tied around the middle. The wood is very dark brown and has been polished. [JC [OPS Move] 29/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small wooden barkcloth beater, pointed and slightly curved. Part of one side is grooved logitudinally. There is a length of string tied around the middle. The wood is very dark brown and has been polished. [JC [OPS Move] 29/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Highlands Mount Hagen
Person: Field collector Charles Robert Stonor; PRM source Charles Robert Stonor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1949
Date collected: 1949
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1950
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Grooved, Process Polished
Dimensions: Width: max 40 mm, Depth: max 30 mm, Length: max 225 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1950.5.6B

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