Bark Cloth Beater

87-8-16

From: Sulawesi

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 87-8-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lore
Provenience Sulawesi
Section Oceanian
Materials Stone | Wood | Rattan | Peel
Description

Barkcloth beater with third and fourth largest grooves: watu ike pehawongi (larger) and watu ike pampawali (smaller).

Stone head with fourteen vertical grooves on one face, over twenty-five on the other. Mounted in rattan loop with wooden handle.

Height 13.5 cm
Outside Diameter 16.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987
Other Number 44 - Other Number

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