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1938.36.1232

Stone barkcloth beater, ovan in form and section. One side is incised with a grid of squares. [JC [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]


1938.36.1232

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone barkcloth beater, ovan in form and section. One side is incised with a grid of squares. [JC [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]
Geographical reference
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen) Alomos Village
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
17 June 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Depth: max 49 mm, Length: max 129 mm, Width: max 71 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1232 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1164
Research and responses

Short part of collector's cine film shows barkcloth being made and decorated. [CK 09 06 1997]

Note: Alomos village is the name used by the collector. This village may have moved, may no longer exist or the name could have subsequently changed. [CK 05 09 1997]

Search terms: Tool, Barkcloth, Beater