Taufale Tianiu

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Taufale tianiu. Coconut midrib broom. Taufale tianiu are brooms made from coconut midrib. Taufale with wooden handles are made to be used outdoors and taufale with no wooden handle are made to be used indoors. This taufale has a long wooden handle, cylindrical in shape and strands of coconut midrib are tied and lashed onto the base end with plaited kafa.

Accession number: 1971.35 Last Update: 19 Nov 2019
Other Name

Broom (English)

Accession Number

1971.35

Accession Date

1971

Other Id

44209 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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