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bark beater
| Date: | 1950 - 1969 |
| Continent: | Oceania |
| Material: | wood |
| Dimensions: | 14 x 1 x 1 in. (35 x 3 x 3 cm) |
| Credit: | Gift of Ruth Ketterer Harris |
| Accession Number: | D.T.PO.0153 |
Comments: Carved wooden tool for beating bark cloth. Shape is an elongated rectangle with four equal sides each measuring 7.5” x 1.25”. Handle is tapered to a rounded point. Three of the sides are incised with vertical lines. There are 19, 22, and 25 lines on these sides. The fourth side has 9 incised zigzag lines (Kooijman fig. 71). Shape of the handle indicates the tool may be from Hawaii (Kooijman p. 107).
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This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Tapa in Polynesia. , 1972. Page Number: 107-111.
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