Te kaneati
Te kaneati. Bonito lure. This is made up of three components: cassis shell, te ira n atu (human hair) and iron metal. The shank is shaped and smoothed from a cassis shell into a tubular-like form, possibly using an atitai (hard coral stone). The narrow end is tapered, whilst the wider end is slightly narrower than the body, interrupted only by encircling furrows. The furrows assist in the lashing of the iron point. This is done by wrapping the shank and point together using a thin, dark-brown, two-ply te kora te ira n atu, with a portion of unplaited hair left in a tassle-like manner. The shank is overall an off-white colour. Near the tapered end, a perforation is bored through the body of the shell. A long two-ply te kora te ira n atu, of black colour, is looped through this hole and joined by knotting the ends together. A portion of te kora at the root is wrapped with another layer of thinner two-ply te kora te ira n atu.
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- Te reo Name
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Bonito lure (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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- Accession Number
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1936.295
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1936
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23940.8 (ethnology)
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