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Object Number 976-31-70/5481
Display Title Stone tapa beater
Descriptions
Object Description Stone bark beater with incised designs
Inventory Description Ground stone beater, flat on one side, grid and linear grooves at end
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (10 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-31-70/5481
Provenance
Collector Philip Dark (1970s)

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