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Object Number 00-8-70/55394
Display Title Tapa cloth beater
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tapa beater, long rectangular head, incised lines of varying gauges, worn
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Leeward Islands / Bora Bora
Additional Geographic Terms Society Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41.3 x 4 x 4 cm (16 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55394
Provenance
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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