Bark Cloth Beater

2003-32-273

From: Society Islands (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-273
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Society Islands (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Bark cloth beater with a quadrangular, grooved striking end and a cylindrical, flared handle. Four striking surfaces with longitudinal grooves: 9, 15, 30, 29. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900. Society Islands.

Length 42.5 cm
Width 4.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16114 - Other Number | 132 (?) XX - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16114 - Other Number

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