O'e no te tama'i

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O'e no te tama'i. Spear point. This o'e no te tama'i (spear point) is carved from ra'au (hardwood), its shaft is long and cylindrical. It is carved to a point at one end, and carved at a slanted incline at the opposite with an additional carved feature of ten barbs arranged in a cuff around the shaft. A chip in the wood is visible on this end. Each barb has decorative light relief carving on its surface. The o'e no te tama'i is well polished and a dark reddish brown in colour.

Accession number: 1950.128 Last Update: 13 May 2025
Other Name

Spear point (English)

Place
Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1950.128

Accession Date

04 Jul 1950

Other Id

31546 (ethnology)

392 (Oldman Collection)

Department

Pacific

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point, spear, 1950.128, 31546, 392, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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