Rabatan te kaneati

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Rabatan te kaneati. Trolling lure shank. This rabatan (fishing lure shank) is cut from the mid-section of te bwaeao (pearl shell) from the hinge to the lip. A perforation is drilled through the thickest point of the rabatan, located at the hinge end. The rabatan is rectangular in general shape which is ground and reduced at both ends. Reduces to an apex at the hinge end nad notched at the thin end where a hook point would be lashed securely. The rabatan is curved in profile with high sheen and iridescent light yellow colour.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Other Name

Trolling lure shank (English)

Place
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati Onotoa/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

23927.5 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Rabatan te kaneati, 1936.295, 23927.5, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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