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Tui kupenga

human history
  • Other Name

    Netmaking needle (English)

  • Description

    Tui kupenga. Net gauge. Used in the manufacture of fishing nets. Flat wooden blade, with an opening at each end for cord to pass through. Carved from rakau (wood) toa (Pacific Ironwood). Dark brown colour.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Date
    1899
  • Other Id

    12298 (ethnology)

  • Department
Tui kupenga, 12298, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital,… … Read more

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