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Bokai

human history
  • Other Name

    Pegs (English)

  • Description

    Two bokai. Two wooden pegs or bolts. These two bokai are potentially made from itai wood. They are dart-shaped and the base of each is rounded and features a drilled hole through which a te nimwaerere cord (rolled two-ply cord of human hair and sennit fibre) is strung. The two strands of te nimwaerere are strung through the two holes and knotted securing the pegs in place.

    The te nimwaerere strands are connected to two te kora (sennit-fibre cord) strands by means of knotting and these te kora strands themselves are knotted together at the other end of the cord. The wood is dark brown in colour and smooth-surfaced. The te nimwaerere strands show wear, with sections of te ira n atu (human hair) missing.

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

    23990 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Bokai, 1936.295, 23990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Bokai, 1936.295, 23990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Bokai, 1936.295, 23990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Bokai, 1936.295, 23990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Bokai, 1936.295, 23990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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