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Te bai ni kaburi bakoa

human history
  • Other Name

    Medical lance (English)

  • Description

    Te bai ni kaburi kaboa. Implement for lancing boils. This implement consists of a wii ni bakoa (shark tooth) perforated at its base and lashed to a long handle of te kainna (coconut wood). The handle is square in cross section with a matte surface treatment. The wii ni bakoa is lashed to the top of the handle with kora (coconut sennit cordage). The wii ni bakoa is natural in colour while the wooden handle is light brown in colour.

  • Place
    Tarawa/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1939.104
  • Accession Date
    1939
  • Other Id

    24503.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te bai ni kaburi bakoa, 1939.104, 24503.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te bai ni kaburi bakoa, 1939.104, 24503.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te bai ni kaburi bakoa, 1939.104, 24503.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te bai ni kaburi bakoa, 1939.104, 24503.1, Cultural Permissions Apply

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