Te tuu kimoa

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Te tuu kimoa. Rat trap. This large tuu kimoa is constructed primarily from a large tree branch, cylindrical in shape and hollowed out. Small trap doors cover the entrance at each end of the tuu kimoa. Cordage of kolokolo (2-ply coconut sennit) stretched taut are connected to two large sticks at one side of the tuu kimoa. It is light brown in overall colour.

Accession number: 1948.296 Last Update: 2 Dec 2019
Other Name

Rat trap (English)

Place
Funafuti/Tuvalu
Accession Number

1948.296

Accession Date

1948

Other Id

30732 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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