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Te reeree

human history
  • Common Name
    Armament T&E, Bludgeon
  • Other Name

    Sword (English)

  • Description

    Te reeree. Sword. This is an hand held weapon made of the following materials: kanni (coconut palm wood), nimwaerere (cordage of human hair and coconut sennit fibres), noko (coconut midrib), irauea (cordage of human hair) and ira (pandanus leaf). A length of kanni has been cut, carved and filed for the purpose of a handle and blade. Most of its depth can be seen at the base which has been left exposed of any attachments for the purpose of a handle.

    A short tapered point has been filed out for its base end. After the handle section a short width of the ira has been used to encase the intersection of the handle and blade area. The irauea has been used to bound and weave into the width of the ira. Two pairs of the noko run parallel from the width of the ira towards the top end point of the reeree. A continuous inlay of wii ni bakoa lines each pair of the noko towards the end. Te nimwaerere has been used to lash each wii ni bakoa against the noko and across the blade section of the reeree. Each wii ni bakoa shows a central drilled perforation for inserting the nimwaerere. Four coils of the irauea have been positioned along the length of the blade beneath the horizontal lashing of the nimwaerere. The blunt, pointed end of the reeree remains exposed showing the fibrous ends of the noko. Fibrous selvedges can be seen on some of the coils of the irauea.

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    2004x4.470 (temporary accession number)

  • Department
Te reeree, 2004x4.470, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann,… … Read more

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