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Kai ni Moi

human history
  • Other Name

    Ladle (English)

  • Description

    Te kai ni moi. Long handled ladle. A domestic implement made with a half cut te nana (coconut shell) with a natural peak at its base as the bowl lashed with te ira n atu (human hair) to a long wooden handle, curved in profile and oval in cross section. The handle has a smooth, matte surface treatment. This kai ni moi would not have been used for everyday use.

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

    24065.2 (ethnology)

    62 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Kai ni Moi; 1936.295; 24065.2, 62; Cultural Permissions Apply

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