Dakai
human history
Dakai. Bow. This dakai is carved from kau (wood) into a long curved object, round in section. The dakai is perforated at each end through which is threaded vau (hibiscus fibre) of natural colour. Surface of the dakai is smooth but with scratches and two cracks in the body near the centre of the dakai and a shallow depression on one end of the outer surface. The dakai is red-brown in colour.
Accession number: 1932.511 Last Update: 15 Nov 2019
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- Te reo Name
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Bow (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Fiji
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1932.511
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19 Sep 1932
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18643 (ethnology)
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