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Object Number:	P2277
Current Location:	Collections Storage
Provenience:	Samoa Islands
Date Made:	Before 1911
Early Date:	1901
Late Date:	1911
Section:	Oceanian
Materials:	Wood
Length:	13.5 cm
Width:	11.1 cm
Credit Line:	Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911
Other Number:	23387 - Dealer's Number

Description

"Coconut stalk" type, with end flaring to form blade with straight end, diamond-shaped in cross-section. Five groups of transverse raised ridges (2, 5, 7, 9, and 9).

Bibliography:

[Article] Sebbelov, Gerda. Sep 1911. "The E.W. Clark Collection: Polynesia". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 2. no. 3. pg. 60-67 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 60, Fig. 46

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