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Tapa beater
Tapa beater square profile, ridged all the way along on all four sides. It shows signs of use. The tool was used for beating the bark of the paper mulberry tree to make a paper-like cloth. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5492 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Tapa beater |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | William Kershaw |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm x 40 mm x 350 mm |