i Vutu ni Kakana

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i Vutu ni Kakana. Food pounder - Has a 'cuff' - long cylindrical, flares out towards beating end, beating end is worn, pitted, enlarges towards beating end. Heavier there. Grip end is narrower; two drilled holes - may have been drilled to suspend and display the i Vutu ni Kakana horizontally. Dark brown colour. Shiny polished surface. Round in section.

Accession number: 1924.158 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Ai Cula ni Kakana (Lauan)

Food pounder (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.158

Accession Date

1924

Other Id

9471 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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pounder, 1924.158, 9471, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 May 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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