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Bark BeaterA8433

Bark beater made from bone and shaped like a club. The head is rectangular with a series of fine parallel grooves running lengthwise. Handle has slightly flaring butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeaterB127

Bark beater. Dark brown, bottle-shaped wooden piece. Traces of lime on the beating end.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeaterH2.98

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.

Culture
Surinamese
Material
mahogany wood and paint
Made in
Suriname
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beater3621/4

Wooden beater for weaving. Beater has long, flat blade with a rounded end. The carved handle has a cylindrical hand guard and pommel-like end piece. The blade is dull on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
yew wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong Beater3489/29

Wooden gong beater with a flat back and curved front. Head of beater has a rounded top edge and rectangular body. It then tapers into a cylindrical handle. Front is naturally coloured, back has darkened to a brown-black. In the centre back, where the head meets the handle, is a large piece of bees wax(?).

Culture
Sabahan
Material
wood and bee wax ?
Made in
Sabah, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong Beater3489/28

Gong beater made out of rough, golden brown, plant fibre. It has a domed head that tapers into a cylindrical handle, with a flat base. There is bees wax(?) residue along its handle.

Culture
Sabahan
Material
plant fibre and bee wax ?
Made in
Sabah, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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