Te reeree
Kupu whakaahua: Te reeree. Sword. The reeree is made from the following materials: wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth), kanni (coconut wood), noko (coconut midrib), nimwaerere (cordage of coconut sennit fibres and human hair) and kora (coconut sennit fibre cordage). A length has been carved and filed out of the kanni (coconut wood). It is cylindrical in form. The handle section features a short tapered point at its base. From its intersection of where the lashing of wii ni bakoa begins, the length has been tapered into a long pointed end. A mix of the kora and the nimwaerere has been lashed over the handle in alternating patterns just before the barbed section of the reeree. Three pairs of the noko have been used as an inlay for the wii ni bakoa creating the barbed section of the reeree. The pairs of the noko spiral around the cylindrical form of the reeree towards the point. Circular perforations have been drilled into each wii ni bakoa which have then been positioned along the inlay of the noko and further secured along the reeree with a mix of the kora and the nimwaerere. The ends of the noko have been finished off with alternating lashings of the kora and the nimwaerere near the point. Te kanni is mid brown in colour and dappled with a dark brown grain that define the woods characteristics. Wii ni bakoa is off-white in colour and the lashings are a mix of dark brown and mid brown tones.
Kohinga: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1931.126Rā Tāpiringa: 1931Kupu whakaahua: Te reeree. Sword. The reeree is made from the following materials: wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth), kanni (coconut wood), noko (coconut midrib), nimwaerere (cordage of coconut…