| Description |
Rectangular, four-sided beater with short, tapered cylindrical handle, all carved from a single piece of dense wood; Each of the four faces is carved with a geometric pattern; Three faces have pattern of very shallow and closely spaced longitudinal grooves, and one of the three has additional cross-hatching lines across its mid-section; Fourth face has pattern of 5 deep and widely spaced longitudinal grooves; When mulberry bark is processed for kapa, it is initially beaten with the side of the beater with widely spaced grooves to initially break down the fibers. |
