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Te bai ni kaburi bakoa

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Medical lance (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    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.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1939.104
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1939
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    24503.1 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Te bai ni kaburi bakoa, 1939.104, 24503.1, Cultural… … Read more

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