Utu mua/Utu muri

human history

Other Name
Canoe prow/Canoe stern cover (English)
Description
Utu mua. Utu muri. Canoe stern cover. Kaa of puru akari (plaited coconut sennit) still attached. Thich carved piece of wood with grooves carved in the underside to fit on front of hull. Holes drilled into thick width for attachment to stern of hull. Rough hewn in areas, particularly the underside. Unsealed wood, dry and weathered as a result.
Place
[Cook Islands]
Accession Number
1985.74
Accession Date
05 Mar 1985
Other Id
51557 (ethnology)
Department
Pacific

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Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.74, 51557
Cultural Origin
Cook Islands
Primary Maker
unknown (Maker)
Place
[Cook Islands]
Date
Pre 1985
Technique
carved

plaited

drilled

strung
Signature/marks
51557.1 (COOKS) STOCK (handwritten)

? SOLOMON IS (handwritten)

51557.2 (COOKS STOCK (handwritten)
Measurement Reading
525mm
160mm
245mm
250mm
90mm
70mm
Classification
Prow
Canoe, Component
Water Transportation Accessory
Water Transportation Equipment
Distribution & Transportation Artefacts
Last Update
20 Sep 2018

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