Ike

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Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Light-weight. Long and circular in cross section with a tapered handle. Plain and without grooves. Crack in wood from top of ike to the handle. Golden brown in colour.

Accession number: 1924.139 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Tapa beater (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Accession Date

03 Jul 1924

Other Id

8774 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Ike, 1924.139, 8774, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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