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1938.36.864

Wooden tool for modelling pottery.

1938.36.864

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden tool for modelling pottery.
Long description
Wooden tool for modelling pottery. Carved from wood with a flat paddle and handle with a curved underside. There are bands with zigzag pattern on one side of the handle.
Cultural groups
Yabem
Person
Field collector Leigh Grant Vial
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 348 x 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.864 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 807

Search terms: Tool, Pottery, Potter's Tool

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