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1938.36.589

Stone barkcloth beater. It is oval in section, rounded at both ends and widens slightly from the handle to the head. The head is incised on one edge with a grid of small squares. A large section of stone has been flaked off at the handle end. [JC [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]


1938.36.589

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone barkcloth beater. It is oval in section, rounded at both ends and widens slightly from the handle to the head. The head is incised on one edge with a grid of small squares. A large section of stone has been flaked off at the handle end. [JC [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]
Geographical reference
South coast of New Britain Bismarck Archipelago
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1936?, uncertain Date made: 10/1936?, uncertain
Date collected
October 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 271 mm, Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 47 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.589 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 589

Search terms: Tool, Barkcloth, Beater