Tui kupenga

human history

Tui kupenga. Net needle. Used in the manufacture of fishing nets. Carved wooden rod, sharp point carved at one end. Carved from rakau (wood) toa (Pacific Ironwood). Dark brown colour.

Last Update: 6 Sept 2019
Other Name

Netmaking needle (English)

Associated Place

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Accession Date

1899

Other Id

8380.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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gauge, net, 8380.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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