Nut Pounder
55-17-313
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kardagoni |
| Object Number | 55-17-313 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Wooden; crudely fashioned ironwood club; flattened on one side. Native name: Kardagoni. Used to crack the shell off of the cycad nut. |
| Length | 37 cm |
| Width | 7.5 cm |
| Thickness | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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