The drilled perforations appear all across the surface of the blade with several filled in. The wi n bakoa have been perforated at their base and fitted into the grooves of the blade in alignment with the blade's perforated holes. A pair of noko (coconut midrib) line the top of the grooves. Te nimwaerere (intertwined human hair and coconut sennit twine) lashes each wi n bakoa securely to the blade through the perforated holes. The rere is dark brown in overall colour, while the wi n bakoa are off-white in colour.