Ike. Beater, tapa cloth. Used for pounding and producing sheets of tapa (bark cloth). Carved from a solid piece of rakau (wood), long and rectangular in shape, with a square cross-section, tapering at the handle. The top ends of the sides of the beater are slightly concave in shape. There are four grooved sides, with two of the sides consisting of fine grooves that are carved approximately 1mm apart, with another side also consisting of fine grooves that are carved approximately .5mm apart, and the fourth side consisting of widely spaced grooves, that are carved approximately 7-10mm apart. Brown in colour. There are many scratches visible across the handle. "V[?]A[?]I[?] MAN[?]" is scratched across the surface of the handle. There is horizontal line (approximately 30mm x 5mm) incised across the width across a side of the handle. There is a rectangular shaped sticker stuck on the handle with, "HERVEY IS ATIU TAPA BEATER No. B13[?]" handwritten in dark coloured ink across the sticker. "ATIU" is handwritten in white ink near the butt of the handle. A paper label with "14490" in black print, is stuck near the butt of the handle. Good condition overall.