Digging Stick
2013-18-1
From: Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Tol | Wonip
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-18-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Tol | Wonip |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Digging stick made of coconut palm wood. One end (the digging end) is pointed. The other end is wider, flattened, rounded at the tip, and slightly convex on one face. Used to uproot taro in the swamps. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Length | 208.3 cm |
| Width | 6.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
| Other Number | 396 - Collector Number |
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