tafi kāniu

human history

Tafi kāniu fili aki e lau fa. A broom made from long segments of dried kāniu (coconut midrib) bundled and plaited together with fou (lace bark) at one end to create a hand held implement used in domestic house keeping.

Accession number: 1948.36 Last Update: 24 Sept 2019
Other Name

Coconut broom (English)

Place
Niue
Accession Number

1948.36

Accession Date

1948

Other Id

29802 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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broom, 1948.36, 29802, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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