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Description

Wooden creaser with bird heads protruding on both ends. Lower edge of the tool is curved and carved lengthways on the ventral surface with a long groove. An oblong opening in the centre of the piece functions as a grip. The flat, domed shaped edge at the top of the creaser has file marks on its dorsal surface. The remains of a previous powdery paint finish, in orange-red that has been turned black in areas, cover most of the two faces of the creaser. The natural wood colour is a yellow-brown.

History Of Use

This object was used for creasing cat-tail or tule reed mats in combination with a mat needle. The mat needle would be inserted through the leaves of the cat-tail, and the grooved portion of the mat creaser would be run across the surface to create a crease in the mat that would prevent it from splitting later when it was sewn with cordage.

Cultural Context

domestic

Item History

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