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2024.20.179

Gai-Gai pala; nutmeg collecting tool.

2024.20.179

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gai-Gai pala; nutmeg collecting tool.
Long description
Gai-gai pala, nutmeg collecting tool made of bamboo. Hollow barrel head with circular cross section and short length of pole attached, reinforced with plastic and metal wire. Decorated with woven ties, which may be climbing fern.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Cultural groups
Banda
Person
PRM source Roy Ellen
Field collector Roy Ellen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 06/03/1981
Date collected
06/03/1981
Acquisition information
Donated: 14 August 2024
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Tree-Fern Plant, Material Metal, Material Plastic Synthetic, Process Carved, Process Twined Woven, Process Tied, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bent
Dimensions
Length 700 mm, Diameter 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.20.179 Other numbers: 1981.03

Search terms: Tool, Food and Fuel Gathering, Agricultural Tool

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