mangle board

Wooden mangle board with carved decoration on one surface, smooth on the other, working, surface. Formed of a long rectangular plank for the main part with three circular elements cut out at one end, six at the other. These circular elements decorated chiefly with starburst designs. Main rectangular panel surrounded by and divided by narrow border designs into three sections, each with a circular motif, each with different carved patterning inside. No inscription on front surface. The word 'EXTRA' chalked in capital letters on the reverse. Length: 700mm.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn17135
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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