I'e
human history
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, tapering at the handle which is round in cross section. Four grooved sides, with one side of the i'e consisting of grooves that are approximately spaced 1mm to 1.5mm apart, with two of sides with grooves approximately spaced 1.5mm apart, and with another side with grooves approximately spaced 3mm apart. Chipping near the butt-end. Brown in colour.
Accession number: 1932.439 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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Bark cloth beater (English)
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1932.439
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03 Aug 1932
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18447.2 (ethnology)
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