Nut Pounder

55-17-313

From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Native Name Kardagoni
Object Number 55-17-313
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tiwi
Provenience Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden; crudely fashioned ironwood club; flattened on one side. Native name: Kardagoni. Used to crack the shell off of the cycad nut.

Length 37 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Thickness 5 cm
Credit Line National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955

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