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Tool

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/7

Oblong stone tool, with a smooth surface and two rounded ends. Cross-hatched lines are incised at one end .

  • History Of Use

    Thought to have been used for beating bark cloth.

  • Narrative

    Collected on New Britain in 1945 by an Australian missionary, Rev. Flentje. The donor purchased it in Melbourne in 1965.

  • Type of Item tool
  • Culture Nakanai
  • Material stone
  • Measurements height 6.0 cm, width 7.1 cm, depth 25.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in New Britain
  • Collection Date during 1945
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0007

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