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Catalog Number

CAS 0136-0003M   CAS 0136-0003M; Kapa marker
Category Textiles; Tools & Implements
Object Name Kapa marker
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description Marker made from length of bamboo; Proximal end is squared off; Distal end is carved into two wide and widely spaced teeth, the ends of which are squared off.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 41.8