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Akau tafolo unu mena

human history
  • Other Name

    Wooden beater (English)

  • Description

    Akau tafolo unu mena. A wooden stick used in domestic chores such as beating items of clothing in the household chore of hand-washing garments. Carved from solid kieto (ebony wood), the akau is long and cylindrical in shape, wider and rounded at one end. A metal nail at the base of the akau has a short loop of natural fire attached to it, possibly for suspension of the implement when not in use.

  • Place
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    1931.580
  • Accession Date
    16 Nov 1931
  • Other Id

    16864 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 08 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply

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