A width of the ira has been wrapped above the handle area to show where the barbed section begins. Te ira has been split vertically from the base leaving a loose warp. Te irauea has been bound at the base of the ira and then used to weave a section of the weft. An alternating weft pattern has been woven with a darker shade of the ira then the irauea. Three wefts of the irauea and two wefts of the ira can be seen woven into the width. Loose strands of the ira curve outwards where the last weft of the irauea finishes. Beneath the loose strands, the beginning of the barbed section can be seen. Four pairs of the noko have been positioned quarterly around the circumference of the reeree. Two of the pairs extend to the end of the reeree and the remaining two finish half way. Wii ni bakoa has been inlayed with spacing along the pairs of the noko. A small circular perforation has been drilled into the base of each wii ni bakoa. This is for the purpose of threading the kora through and then lashing it into positon around the reeree. Beneath the lashings of noko and wii ni bakoa, three coils of the irauea have been placed along the reeree. The end of the reeree features an additional but shorter width of the ira. A weft of the irauea has been woven with lose pinnules of ira that curl outwards. The selvedge of the ira pinnules are fibrous and show some dappled staining.