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Okiri

human history
  • Other Name

    Spear (English)

    Tokotoko papaanga (Cook Islands)

    Genealogy stick (English)

  • Description

    Okiri. Spear. Carved from a single piece of wood, possibly rakau toa (ironwood). Pointed at both ends. Taura puru akari, iri taki toru (sennit lashing woven in a flat 3-ply plait) are methodically wrapped (primarily in sets of four, with one set of five, and with a few sets of three) and spaced across the okiri. Dark and mid-toned brown in overall colour.

  • Place
    Mangaia/Cook Islands
  • Accession Number
    1926.85
  • Accession Date
    13 Apr 1926
  • Other Id

    9615 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
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