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Object Number
56-41-70/3796
Display Title
Wooden tapa beaters
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden tapa beaters (worn by use)
DESCRIPTION: The object is a four-sided rectangular beater, which tapers to a handle with four sides. It is characterized as an I'e kuku, or secondary beater. Each of the four sides of the beater is carved differently. For more information, please refer to the conservation record.
Inventory Description
Tapa beater, rectangular head, incised lines on 4 sides, rounded handle
Classification
- Beater
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Austral Islands
/
Rurutu
/
Avera
Additional Geographic Terms
Austral Islands
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 40.9 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm (16 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
56-41-70/3796
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Sinclair Kennedy
(1911-1912)
Collector
Mr. Sinclair Kennedy
(1911-1912)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-30-70/72463 | Wooden tapa beater |
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| 27-5-70/D2903 | Tapa beaters |
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|
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| |
| 27-5-70/D2906 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 25-5-70/D2904.4 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 25-5-70/D2904.5 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 25-5-70/D2904.3 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2902.1 | Tapa beaters |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2902.2 | Beater, rectangular head, straight incised grooves of various gauges, handle |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2903.2 | Beater, rectangular head, 3 sides lined, 1 side crosshatched and dotted, 2 perfs |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2906.2 | Beater, rectangular head, varying gauges of lines, red stained handle, worn, chi |
Beater
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2902 | Tapa beaters |
Textileworking
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2906.1 | Beater, rectangular head, varying gauges of linear pattern, worn, striated, crac |
Beater
|
Hawaii
|