Te tebe

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Te tebe. Net float with weights. This tebe (net float) is made from a piece of wood sourced from te ren (type of wood). It is small and cylindrical in shape with reduced ends. The two kabun (shells) attached to the tebe act as weights. The kabun shells are white in colour and the tebe is natural in colour.

Accession number: 1939.104 Last Update: 9 Jan 2019
Other Name

Net float (English)

Accession Number

1939.104

Accession Date

1939

Other Id

24491.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Te tebe, 1939.104, 24491.1, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 20 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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