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Ike (Tapa beater)
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Carved from solid kau (wood). Square in cross section. Long and tapered handle with prominent reduction from sides to top of handle. All four sides are grooved, approximately 2mm-3mm spaced apart. Brown in colour.
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Details
- Title: Ike (Tapa beater)
- Creator: Unknown
- Location Created: Fiji
- Type: Artifact
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies
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