Tapa beater

Museum number:
11-44989
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4470
Description:
Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.
Donor:
Mrs. Richard Croop and Richard Croop
Collection place:
Hawaiian Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Hawaii
Culture or time period:
Hawaiian
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Hardwood
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tapa beaters
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 47 centimeters and width 4.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1994-1995 #10: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–July 26, 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44989, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44989, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44989, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44989, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.

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