Bark Cloth Beater

2003-32-276

From: Society Islands (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-276
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Society Islands (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Bark cloth beater with quadrangular, grooved striking end and a cylindrical, flared handle. Four striking surfaces with longitudinal grooves: 54, 42, 16, 47. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900. Society Islands.

Length 45.5 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16117 - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16117 - Other Number

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