Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0136-0003B | |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Kapa marker | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo | |
| Description | Kapa marking tool made from long, slender bamboo splint that has been cut to shape and all edges minimally smoothed; Proximal end is cut to a sharp point; Distal end has been cut to form six long, parallel teeth which are grouped into three pairs; Distal tip of each tooth is cut to a sharp point and all are approximately the same length. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 43.5 | |