Wooden barkcloth beater. It is narrow and plano-convex, gradually widening towards the distal end. Approximately half of the length is slightly expanded to form a head, and the flat surface of this is carved with a grid pattern of squares in low relief. There is a pointed expanded butt at the proximal end. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden barkcloth beater. It is narrow and plano-convex, gradually widening towards the distal end. Approximately half of the length is slightly expanded to form a head, and the flat surface of this is carved with a grid pattern of squares in low relief. There is a pointed expanded butt at the proximal end. [JC [OPS Move] 28/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province [Gira River Valley]
Person: Field collector Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu; PRM source Henry Stewart Bonaventure Rohu
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: Before 1903
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Grooved, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Depth: max 38 mm, Length: max 437 mm, Width: max 50 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1903.55.9

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