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Description

A worn bark beater made from whalebone. The handle terminates in a fish-tail shaped section. The rectangular face of the beater is incised with eight parallel grooves.; Good

Context

The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Beaters were used as part of the manufacturing process of bark. The bark was stripped from cedar trees and soaked in fresh water until it was beaten to remove the inner fibres and separate strands. The material was then spun by rolling on the thighs to form threads. The threads were dried, and later dampened when being woven. The prepared threads were used to weave cloaks and other garments.; Exhibited: Old anthropological displays at CUMAA, case M12, dismantled 14081986.

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