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Object Number
988-18-50/12495
Display Title
Barkcloth beater
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden barkcloth beater, cylindrical-shaped
Inventory Description
Carved wooden bark cloth beater, cylindrical with annular grooves, split.
Classification
- Beater
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bété
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 33.3 x 5.9 x 5.5 cm (13 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12495
Provenance
Provenance
Traore Mohamed
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 988-18-50/12496 | Barkcloth beater |
Beater
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 00-8-70/55517 | Wooden beater |
Beater
|
Wotje Atoll
| |
| 04-64-20/C3750 | Beater for bark cloth |
Beater
|
Chiapas
| |
| 26-42-20/C9925 | beater for making bark cloth |
Raw Material
Textileworking |
Honduras
| |
| 39-17-70/1175 | Wooden beater used in making bark cloth ("kuli") |
Beater
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 39-17-70/1174 | Wooden bark cloth beater ("kuli") used most by women but also by men |
Beater
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 27-5-70/D2902.2 | Beater, rectangular head, straight incised grooves of various gauges, handle |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 46-78-70/2443 | Wooden tapa beater |
Beater
|
Samoa
| |
| 46-36-10/28990 | Ivory bark beater |
Beater
|
Alaska
| |
| 27-5-70/D2902.1 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 56-41-70/3796 | Wooden tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Avera
| |
| 40-24-50/5040 | Ivory beater for bark cloth |
Beater
|
Africa
|