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Te kaneati

human history
  • Other Name

    Trolling lure (English)

  • Description

    Te kaneati. Trolling lure. This kaneati is made of composite materials. The rabatan (shank) is made from te aubunga (clam shell) and is cylindrical in shape. A small perforation is made at the top of the rabatan for fishing line to suspend through. A sharpened lure point of te ri (bone) is lashed to the notched base of the rabatan with a hackle of te ira n atu (human hair) attached.

  • Place
    Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Accession Date
    1936
  • Other Id

    23937.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kaneati, 1936.295, 23937.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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