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Object Number
973-42-50/11737
Display Title
"Tatera": device used to measure out lengths of mark purchased "woof" threads; s
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tatera
Object Description
"Tatera": device used to measure out lengths of mark purchased "woof" threads; strands are drawn between two upright poles; man holds the tatera in his hand, and walks back and forth between 2 stable positions. a. 4 sticks, 2 fastened with cotton yarn.
Inventory Description
Bamboo tube, 4 perforations close to each end
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 71.4 x 2.9 x 3 cm (28 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11737
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