Bark Cloth Stamp

18158D

From: Polynesia | Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 18158D
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Samoan
Provenience Polynesia | Samoa Islands
Culture Area Oceania | Polynesia
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo
Description

Slender, flat bamboo stick carved in relief at end, used for stamping patterns on bark cloth. Resembling the Hawaiian bamboo stamps.

Length 30 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1891

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