Breadfruit Peeler
2013-18-32
From: Federated States of Micronesia | Mortlock Islands | Lekinioch
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-18-32 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Federated States of Micronesia | Mortlock Islands | Lekinioch |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cowrie Shell |
| Description | Breadfruit peeler made from a cowrie shell (Cypraea sp.). A hole is cut across the convex side of the shell and its edges sharpened by grinding. A second hole is broken through on the flat (slotted) side of the shell, for the strips of cut skin to fall through. Surface archaeological find. |
| Height | 4.2 cm |
| Length | 8.5 cm |
| Width | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
| Other Number | 307 - Collector Number |
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