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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bark Beater
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bark Beater

Maker Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
Date1-500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumStone
Dimensions1 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 in. (3.2 x 6 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Object numberS-86-14
Collections
DescriptionOval stone, small hand-held size, with wide groove carved around side forming at "V" - not completely encircling - one surface with seven grooves running lengthwise. Used to beat inner tree bark into pulp for paper and cloth.
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