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I'e. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of tapa. Carved from solid ra'au (wood). Long and square in cross section, with a round handle. Four grooved sides, one side consists of deep grooves spaced approximately 3mm to 4mm apart, there are two sides consisting of fine grooves approximately .5mm to 1mm spaced apart, there is also another side consisting of grooves approximately spaced 1mm to 2mm apart. Damage and chipping across the handle, edges, and sides of the i'e. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 1932.439 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018