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Ike

human history
  • Other Name

    Tapa beater (English)

  • Description

    Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Carved from solid kau (wood). Long and triangular in cross section with a tapered handle. Brown in colour. Three-sided, with all sides with grooves spaced approximately 3mm, one side with grooves spaced 3mm to 7mm apart.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1924.158
  • Accession Date
    1924
  • Other Id

    9440 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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Images

  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ike, 1924.158, 9440, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Beater; Ike ni masi; 9440; b
  • Beater; Ike ni masi; 9440; c
  • Beater; Ike ni masi; 9440; d
  • Beater; Ike ni masi; 9440; e
  • Beater; Ike ni masi; 9440; a
  • beater; 9440

    Artefact

    • Credit Line
      Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1924.158, 9440
    • Public Access Text

      'Fiji is one of the few places in the Pacific where some tapa beaters have a three-sided triangular cross-section, like this rare example.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.

    • Cultural Origin

      Fijian

    • Collection
      A C Caughey
    • Primary Maker

       Unknown (Maker)

    • Place
      Fiji
    • Date
      Pre 1924
    • Technique

      carved

      polished

    • Signature/marks

      9440 (handwritten)

      FIJI (sticker)

    • Media/Materials

      wood/plant material

    • Measurement Description
      triangular in cross-section therefore 'width' twice
    • Measurement Reading

      370mm

      40mm

      40mm

    • Classification

      Beater, Tapa

      Textileworking T&E

      Tools & Equipment

    • Last Update
      20 Sep 2018
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