Te reeree

Te reeree. Sword. This is an ornament the reeree. A length of kanni (coconut palm wood) has been cut, carved and filed into a cylindrical form to portray the purpose of a handle and barbed blade in one component. An exposed length with no attachments at its base shows a circular cross-section that is convex. This is the handle area. A width of ira (pandanus leaf has been wrapped around the area where the handle and barbed blade intersect. It has been bound off with irauea (cordage of human hair). Additionally the irauea has also be used to create a checkered weave pattern into the width of the ira. A fringed length has been left after one of the bindings. Two pairs of the noko (coconut midrib) line the sides of the blade area from beneath the width of the ira towards the pointed end of the reeree. Individual wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth) has been continuously inlayed between the pairs of the noko. A central perforation upon each wii ni bakoa has been made for the purpose of inserting kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). The use of kora positions and secures each piece to the blade area. The end of the blade has been tapered into a point.