Wooden base, used for cleaning cotton and removing the seeds. Rectangular, with worn away patch in the centre and three cuts that run half way through the wood, two at one end and one at the other. For associated wooden roller see [2005.114.3 .2] [EH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden base, used for cleaning cotton and removing the seeds. Rectangular, with worn away patch in the centre and three cuts that run half way through the wood, two at one end and one at the other. For associated wooden roller see [2005.114.3 .2] [EH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Savu
Person: Field collector Felicity Wood; PRM source Felicity Wood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 08/2004
Date collected: August 2005
Acquisition information: Donated: 05/10/2005
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Height: max 28 mm, Width: max 62 mm, Length: max 390 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2005.114.3.1 Other numbers: Donor's catalogue item 3 and 4
Research and responses: See Genevieve Duggan, 'Ikats of Savu Women Weaving History in Eastern Indonesia' Studies in Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 1, Bangkok 2001 [MdeA 17/10/2005]

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