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Catalog Number

CAS 0136-0003S   CAS 0136-0003S; 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 whose proximal end has been tapered to a point; Distal end is carved into four very long and evenly spaced teeth of equal length.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 47.8