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1913.88.161

Large wooden pot-stirrer. [JC [OPS Move] 8/11/2016]

1913.88.161

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large wooden pot-stirrer. [JC [OPS Move] 8/11/2016]
Long description
Large wooden pot-stirrer. It has an oval-sectioned handle and a flat expanding blade, rounded at the end. Between the handle and blade is a collar of four transverse ridges, lenticular in section. At the base of the handle is an asymmetrical butt decorated with curved grooves. [JC [OPS Move] 8/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim D'Entrecasteaux Islands Goodenough Island
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 28 mm, Width: max 56 mm, Length: max 869 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.88.161

Search terms: Food and Drink, Tool, Spatula, Food Accessory, Stirrer

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