Ike

human history

Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Carved from solid kau (wood). Long and elliptical in cross section with a tapered handle with a rounded butt-end. All sides with grooves spaced approximately 1mm-3mm apart. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 1925.92 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Tapa beater (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Accession Date

30 Apr 1925

Other Id

13377 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Ike, 1925.92, 13377, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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