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Tui rau

human history
  • Other Name

    Thatching needle (English)

  • Description

    Tui rau. Needle for thatching pandanus. Long and flat shape. Carved from rakau (wood). Sharply pointed at one end. Dark brown in colour.

  • Place
    Aitutaki/Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Aitutaki/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1927.34
  • Accession Date
    10 Mar 1927
  • Other Id

    10628 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Tui rau, 1927.34, 10628, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tui rau, 1927.34, 10628, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tui rau, 1927.34, 10628, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tui rau, 1927.34, 10628, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tui rau, 1927.34, 10628, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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