Palm-wood barkcloth beater. Oval in section, with the end of the handle ornamentally carved with lines and a forked terminal. One surface is partially carved with a grid of squares in relief within a pointed oval. [EH [OPS Move] 29/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Palm-wood barkcloth beater. Oval in section, with the end of the handle ornamentally carved with lines and a forked terminal. One surface is partially carved with a grid of squares in relief within a pointed oval. [EH [OPS Move] 29/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Cultural groups: Orokolo (Western Elema)
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 24 mm, Width: max 50 mm, Length: max 497 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.117 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 117

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