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wand, dance

human history
  • Other Name

    Paki

  • Description

    Paki. Dance paddle. Paki (dance paddle) is used to describe this particular dance paddle which is only used for the dance me'etu'upaki. It is made from toa (ironwood) and is carved from a large block, the handle is cylindrical in shape and the paddle itself is polished down to a thin depth. Paki are made only for the me'etu'upaki and are made in one size only. The only other dace which it would be used for, is the Fijian meke.

  • Place
    Tonga/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1970.41
  • Accession Date
    1970
  • Other Id

    38874 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

wand, dance, 1970.41, 38874, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • wand, dance, 1970.41, 38874, Cultural Permissions Apply
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