barkcloth-beater
- Museum number
- Oc1924,0111.1
- Description
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Wooden barkcloth beater, quadrangular; two surfaces with plain longitudinal grooves, one with zigzags and one with reticulate pattern; handle rounded and polished; black.
- Production date
- 1800s
- Dimensions
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Height: 38.50 centimetres
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Width: 4.50 centimetres
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Depth: 4.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Nīoi wood, Eugenia reinwardtiana identified by Museum scientist Caroline Cartwright in October 2014.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1975 – 1985 12 Dec-23 Jun, London, BM, Museum of Mankind, Hawaii
2015 5 Feb-6 Dec, London, BM, G91, Shifting patterns: Pacific barkcloth clothing
- Acquisition date
- 1924
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1924,0111.1