Beater

Description

Beater of black wood, with flat rectangular blade hatched with cross lines, for making barkcloth: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1900.217

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Beater

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Black wood; flat rectangular blade, hatched with cross lines

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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