Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0136-0003U | |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Kapa marker | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
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| 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 crudely tapered; Distal end is carved into six equally spaced teeth whose ends are cut at oblique angle, so that each succeeding tooth is slightly longer than preceding one. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 33.4 | |