Caulking tool

Museum number:
11-266
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.25
Description:
Pear-shaped piece of shell used for pounding resin caulking on boats.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Nukuoro Atoll, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Verbatim coll. place:
Nukuor; Carolines
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
December 15, 1901
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Caulking tool, accession number 11-266, described as Pear-shaped piece of shell used for pounding resin caulking on boats.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Caulking tool, accession number 11-266, described as Pear-shaped piece of shell used for pounding resin caulking on boats.

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