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Bast knocker

Stone bast beater for paper production: plant fibres, e.g. from fig trees or agaves, were beaten with the beater until they became thin, smooth strips

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Bast knocker
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 2,4 x 7 x 5 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 24893

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Oaxaca [Bundesstaat]
Teotitlán [Distrikt]
Finca Hungaria

who
Bauer-Thoma, Wilhelm - Collectors

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