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Object Number
25-5-70/D2907.3
Display Title
Kauila stick
Descriptions
Object Description
Kauila sticks; used for washing clothes? 43.0 cm L x 18.0 cm in circumference.
The object is a round beater with a smooth and tapered handle and tip, with a polyhedral central portion 22 cm long. It is characterized as an hohua, or preliminary beater.
Inventory Description
Beater, oblong head, deteriorated sides with rough geometric shapes
Classification
- Beater
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 43.3 x 7 x 6.1 cm (17 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D / 2907 / 25-5-70/D2907.3
Provenance
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2907.2 | Wooden tapa beater |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2907.1 | Kauila Sticks |
Textileworking
|
Hawaii
| |
| 06-20-70/66815 | Clubs for beating clothes when washing |
Beater
|
Philippines
| |
| 06-20-70/66815.1 | Clubs for beating clothes when washing |
Beater
|
Philippines
| |
| 06-20-70/66815.2 | Clubs for beating clothes when washing |
Beater
|
Philippines
| |
| 06-20-70/66815.3 | Clubs for beating clothes when washing |
Beater
|
Philippines
| |
| 07-30-70/72463 | Wooden tapa beater |
Beater
|
Tonga
| |
| 56-41-70/3796 | Wooden tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Avera
| |
| 36-105-70/423 | Stick of wood used for beating tapa |
Beater
|
New Guinea
| |
| 27-5-70/D2906 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
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Beater
|
Oaxaca
| |
| 48-56-70/3153 | Flax beater of stone |
Beater
|
New Zealand
|