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Object Number 26-42-20/C9925
Display Title beater for making bark cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden bark beater, cylindrical with annular grooves at one end.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Paya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras
Additional Geographic Terms Plaintain River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 43.2 x 7.4 x 7.3 cm (17 x 2 15/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C9925

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