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1940.5.1

Thin and slender food-stirring stick. [JC [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]

1940.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Thin and slender food-stirring stick. [JC [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]
Long description
Thin and slender food-stirring stick. It has a flat, pointed blade with a double transverse collar separating the blade from the tapering handle. The wood has been polished. [JC [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Malampa Province Malakula
Person
Field collector Victor Gallafent Gurner
PRM source Victor Gallafent Gurner
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
circa 1890
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Polished
Dimensions
Depth: max 3 mm, Length: max 753 mm, Width: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.5.1

Search terms: Food and Drink, Weapon, Ritual and Ceremonial, Stirrer, Staff, Ceremonial Object