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Pate

human history
  • Other Name

    Drum (English)

  • Description

    Pate rikiriki. Large size log drum. Carved from wood into a long cylindrical shape with hollowed slit carved out from the middle. One end has reduced carved handle. The hollowed space in the middle shows the chipping from the chisel/adze used to carve. Has a fibre cord wrapped around the handle.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1954.11.33
  • Accession Date
    15 Jan 1954
  • Other Id

    33706 (ethnology)

  • Department
Pate, 1954.11.33, 33706, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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