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Model ausa’alo (coconut grating stool)

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NameModel ausa’alo (coconut grating stool)

Productioncirca 1936; Malifa

Classificationmodels, scrapers

Materialswood, plant fibre, shell (plant material)

Dimensions105, 104, 144

Registration NumberFE010201

Credit lineGift of A.J. Crowther, 1983

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Category

Made of: wood
plant fibre
shell (plant material)
Type of: models
scrapers
Influenced by: Polynesian
Sāmoan

Place

Made in: Malifa (Sāmoa)

People & Organisations

Refers to: Malifa School
Belonged to: Walter Crowther
Mrs Doris Crowther