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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