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Stone tool

Artist MELANESIA/PAPUA

MediumStone

Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 11 7/16 in. (5 × 7.5 × 29.1 cm)

ClassificationsTools and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Dr. David Nalin

Object number2006.2.9

DescriptionLong, phallic-shaped stone tool with one end rounded and other end slightly flattened. Section of 13 horizontal grooves ascending from flattened edge with one vertical groove crossing them near where they stop. Tallest horizontal groove 14 cm. Grooves may be for making bark-cloth (see donor list). Stone not very smooth and is gray.

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