Te kai n tautauri
human history
Te kai n tautauri. Porpoise bone peg. This is a peg made of porpoise bone. Two prongs and a stubbed centre node shape its form. It is hard in material and porous in texture. It is off-white in colour and in some areas a slight brown tint comes through. It was used as a peg inside the house to hang things with.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 5 Dec 2018
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Porpoise bone peg (English)
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- Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1936.295
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1936
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22906 (ethnology)
130 (Maude Collection)
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