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1900.55.610

Large wooden barkcloth beater.

1900.55.610

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large wooden barkcloth beater.
Long description
Large wooden barkcloth beater. It is oval in section, expanding from the plain handle to the head, which is grooved longitudinally. Both ends are roughly carved to a rounded point. The head is slightly irregular, following the natural form of the wood.
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Person
Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Grooved, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 48 mm, Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 530 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.610 Other numbers: 610

Search terms: Tool, Barkcloth, Beater

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