Te irauea has also been used to bind an area of the ira upon the handle. It is fibrous and shows loose pinnules that have deteriorated. From the handle section the length of the kanni has been carved into a flat form that tapers into a point towards the top forming the blade part of the reeree. Two furrows run parallel to each other along the edges of the blade towards the point. Wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth) have been continuously inlayed along the furrows from the base of the blade and finishing just before the point. Perforations have been made through the centre of each wii ni bakoa as well as a continuous series through the blades edges. This is for the purpose of inserting the kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). Each wii ni bakoa has been attached with the kora and positioned in line with the drilled perforations along the blades edges. Some cracks appear in the wood near the blades edges, some wii ni bakoa are missing with some loose fibrous ends of the kora. A copper wire has been fastened around the blade close to the pointed end. The pointed end has been left exposed of any attachments and shows from surface splinters.