Te bai ni kaburi bakoa
human history
Te bai ni kaburi kaboa. Implement for lancing boils. This implement consists of a wii ni bakoa (shark tooth) perforated at its base and lashed to a long handle of te kainna (coconut wood). The handle is square in cross section with a matte surface treatment. The wii ni bakoa is lashed to the top of the handle with kora (coconut sennit cordage). The wii ni bakoa is natural in colour while the wooden handle is light brown in colour.
Accession number: 1939.104 Last Update: 26 Nov 2019
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Medical lance (English)
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- Tarawa/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1939.104
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1939
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24503.1 (ethnology)
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