I'e

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I'e. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of tapa. Carved from solid ra'au (wood). Long and square in cross section, with a round handle. Four grooved sides, with the grooves spaced approximately 1mm to 2mm apart. Chipping across the handle, edges, and sides of the i'e. Brown in colour. There are light and minor green coloured markings visible across the sides of the i'e.

Accession number: 1935.196 Last Update: 17 Jun 2025
Other Name

tapa beater

bark cloth beater

Place
Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1935.196

Accession Date

11 Jun 1935

Other Id

21868 (ethnology)

D31.288 (Otago University Museum)

Department

Pacific

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I'e, 1935.196, 21868, D31.288, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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