Tui kupenga
human history
Tui kupenga. Net gauge. Used in the manufacture of fishing nets. Flat wooden blade, with an opening at each end for cord to pass through. Carved from rakau (wood) toa (Pacific Ironwood). Dark brown colour.
Last Update: 6 Sept 2019
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Netmaking needle (English)
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- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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1899
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12298 (ethnology)
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