Beater Item Number: H2.98 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Clothing beater. A rectangular-shaped flared wood piece with a flat angled end. Carved at tip of cylindrical-shaped handle with a cross-hatched pattern and painted black and blue. Simple carved linear design on front of beater, painted blue.
History Of Use
Clothing beater
Item History
- Made in Suriname
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze during 1971
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before November 22, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on November 22, 1972
What
- Name
- Beater
- Identification Number
- H2.98
- Type of Item
- beater
- Material
- mahogany wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 48.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 6.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Surinamese
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Suriname
When
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before November 22, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on November 22, 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0228/0012