Breadfruit peeler, cowry shell, ponope, micronesian

Museum number:
11-3195
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.932
Description:
Breadfruit peeler of cowrie
Donor:
Saul H. Riesenberg
Collection place:
Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Pohnpeian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1948
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1965-1966 #88: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 1, 1966–June 1, 1966), S1967-1968 #87: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (February 2, 1968–February 5, 1968), S1970-1971 #149: Department of Anthropology (Stanford Univ.)/Robert L. Hoover (June 25, 1971–July 9, 1971), and S1978-1979 #39: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Colleen Beck (January 17, 1979–March 31, 1979)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Breadfruit peeler, cowry shell, ponope, micronesian, accession number 11-3195, described as Breadfruit peeler of cowrieHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Breadfruit peeler, cowry shell, ponope, micronesian, accession number 11-3195, described as Breadfruit peeler of cowrie
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Breadfruit peeler, cowry shell, ponope, micronesian, accession number 11-3195, described as Breadfruit peeler of cowrie

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