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1901.65.13

Wooden barkcloth beater. It is narrow with a rectangular section. Approximately half of the length is slightly expanded to form a head, with the upper surface of this head incised with a grid pattern of squares. There is a small ribbed projection at the proximal end which has been perforated. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]


1901.65.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden barkcloth beater. It is narrow with a rectangular section. Approximately half of the length is slightly expanded to form a head, with the upper surface of this head incised with a grid pattern of squares. There is a small ribbed projection at the proximal end which has been perforated. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person
Field collector William Henry Abbot
PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Grooved, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 51 mm, Length: max 404 mm, Depth: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.65.13

Search terms: Barkcloth, Tool, Beater