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Beater, tapa

Description

Tapa or barkcloth beater made of heavy wood: Polynesia, French Polynesia, Society Islands, Tahiti, before 1895

Museum reference

A.1895.346

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Beater, tapa

Production information

Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia

Date

c. 1850 - 1900

Style / Culture

Pacific Peoples

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Heavy wood

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