Bark Cloth Beater

2003-32-271

From: Society Islands (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-271
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Society Islands (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Bark cloth beater with a quadrangular, grooved beating end and a cylindrical, flared handle. Four striking surfaces with longitudinal grooves: 3, 11, 3, 22. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900. Society Islands.

Length 35.5 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16112 - Other Number | 672 - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16112 - Other Number

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