It has been bound in two places with nimwaerere (cordage of human hair and coconut sennit fibres). Te ira has been cut vertically and the nimwaerere has been woven through to define a faint checkered pattern. Long lengths of fibrous ira have been left loose to form a fringe. Two pairs of noko (coconut midrib) extend from beneath the encasement of the ira and run parallel towards the end of the reeree. Each pair has been inlayed with wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth). Each wii ni bakoa shows a central perforation where the kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres) has been inserted. The purpose of the kora has been used to create evenly spaced and horizontal lashings to secure and position both wii ni bakoa and the noko along the blade area of the reeree. A single band of the irauea (cordage of human hair) has been wrapped around the blade beneath the lashing. Parts of the band have become loose and fibrous. Another width of ira has been placed above the ends of the noko just below the point of the reeree. In similar fashion to the one wrapped between the handle and blade, it has been bound and decorated with the nimwaerere. A fibrous fringe also extends from this covering parts of the pointed end.