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Tapa tapper
The beaters are used to soften strips of watered bark bast on an anvil made of wood or stone. The strips are then joined in several processing steps to form large pieces of cloth. Text: Ulrich Menter
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Tapa tapper
Dimensions
Länge: 38 cm, Breite: 3.5 cm, Höhe: 4
cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Linden-Museum
Stuttgart
Inventory number
018717
Provenance and sources
when
before 1897
where
Hawaii
when
1901
Provenance
According to
the historical inventory book and acquisition list, the object was
acquired by Augustin Krämer in Hawai'i in 1897. However, the shape and
design of the tapa beater points to Tahiti or the Society Islands as the
tool's place of origin. The exact provenance of the object is currently
unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter
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