Te kaneati

Te kaneati. Bonito lure of pearl shells. This is made up of five components: te baeao (pearl shell), te ira n atu (human hair), te benu (coconut fibre), iron metal and feather. The shank is of a lustre colour, shaped and smoothed into a tubular form, possibly using an atitai (hard coral stone). One end is tapered with a perforation bored near it. The other end has lashed iron point, feathers, hackle of hair and benu. Lashing is formed using a two-ply kora of benu and ira n atu. Another similar kora is threaded and tied at the perforation. This kora is coiled around the body of the shank and it is in this posture that the length is measured.