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Pitt Rivers Museum

1940.12.280

Barkcloth beater made of stone, it is sub-oval in shape with a roughly rectangular section. One side is incised with a grid pattern of small, protruding squares. The stone is a light yellowish-grey colour and is fairly pitted. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]


1940.12.280

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth beater made of stone, it is sub-oval in shape with a roughly rectangular section. One side is incised with a grid pattern of small, protruding squares. The stone is a light yellowish-grey colour and is fairly pitted. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Quartzite Stone, Process Grooved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 72 mm, Depth: max 43 mm, Length: max 161 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.280

Search terms: Tool, Barkcloth, Beater