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I'e. Tapa beater. Carved from a single piece of ra'au (wood). Four sided. Plain, without grooves, along each side. Tapers at the handle and slightly flares out again at butt-end. Cracks visible across each side. Dark brown in colour.

Accession number: 1932.439 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

Bark cloth beater (English)

Place
Rurutu/Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1932.439

Accession Date

03 Aug 1932

Other Id

18447.13 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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I'e, 1932.439, 18447.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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