Utu mua/Utu muri

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Utu mua. Utu muri. Canoe stern cover. Kaa of puru akari (plaited coconut sennit) still attached. Thich carved piece of wood with grooves carved in the underside to fit on front of hull. Holes drilled into thick width for attachment to stern of hull. Rough hewn in areas, particularly the underside. Unsealed wood, dry and weathered as a result.

Accession number: 1985.74 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018

Other Name

Canoe prow/Canoe stern cover (English)

Place

[Cook Islands]

Accession Number

1985.74

Accession Date

05 Mar 1985

Other Id

51557 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

Physical Description

Canoe stern cover. Kaa puru akari (plaited coconut sennit) still attached. Curved shape. Thich carved piece of wood with grooves carved in the underside to fit on front of hull. Holes drilled into thick width for attachment to stern of hull. Rough hewn in areas, particularly the underside. Unsealed wood, dry and weathered as a result. Stable condition. .2 - fragment of worked wood. "51557.1 (COOK STOCK", "? SOLOMON IS" handwritten in white ink on side of the object. "51557.2 (COOKS) STOCK" in white ink on .2 fragment of wood.

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