Okiri

Okiri. Spear. Carved from a single piece of wood, possibly rakau toa (ironwood). Pointed at both ends. Taura puru akari, iri taki toru (sennit lashing woven in a flat 3-ply plait) are methodically wrapped (primarily in sets of four, with one set of five, and with a few sets of three) and spaced across the okiri. Dark and mid-toned brown in overall colour.

Other Name

Spear (English)

Tokotoko papaanga (Cook Islands)

Genealogy stick (English)

Place

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1926.85

Accession Date

13 Apr 1926

Other Id

9615 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific