Te kaneati
human history
Te kaneati. Trolling lure. This kaneati is made of composite materials. The rabatan (shank) is made from te aubunga (clam shell) and is cylindrical in shape. A small perforation is made at the top of the rabatan for fishing line to suspend through. A sharpened lure point made with te wete (sting ray barb) is lashed to the base of the rabatan with te nimwaerere (human hair and coconut sennit).
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
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Trolling lure (English)
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- Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1936.295
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1936
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23937.1 (ethnology)
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