sago beater
Objectcode
EA/60/26
Description (brief)
sago beater made of light-coloured wood, possibly varnished. The top is attached to the handle by rattan wrapping. The top of the handle is decorated with patterns which are engraved and cut out (spiral pattern and three cut-out arches).
Origin(s)
Bird's Head
Dating
na 1956
Dimensions (L x W)
35,0 x 83,0 cm
Production technique
blade attached to handle with rattan plaitwork, carving on the blade.
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
Object category
OVM Category
» voeding, drank, genotmiddelen
» voedselbereiding
» slaan, roeren, karnen, opkloppen