| Catalog Number | CAS 0143-0207 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Mallet | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Tridacna sp. | |
| Description | Club-shaped piece of tridacna shell pecked and ground to overall shape with flattened, rounded distal end and short cylindrical proximal end or hand grip; One face has several large pieces that have been removed and the scarred area ground smooth; Overall color is ivory; Mallets of this type are used to beat pandanus leaves, thereby softening them for use in weaving baskets and mats. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.6, Thickness = 6.6, Length = 26.0 |