discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml beater, bark cloth human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaBark cloth beater, tool used in making bark cloth, stoneWāhiGoilala Area/Central District/New Guinea (PRE 1975)Accession Number1996.204.2Rā Tāpiringa17 Dec 1996Tohu Tuakiri Kē55192 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete beater; 55192 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana'While women usually make the tapa for ordinary clothing as in the rest of the Pacific, a major feature of Papua New Guinea tapa is the prominent role of male craftsmen, especially in the making and decorating of tapa that will be used on ritual occasions as dress-clothing and for masks and figures. And unlike most Pacific tapa beaters which are made of wood, those os Papua New Guinea may also be made of shell (as in the Admiralty Islands and parts of New Britain), or stone (as in the eastern highlands and Huon Gulf.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.Takenga ā-AhureaNew GuineaWāhiGoilala Area/Central District/New Guinea (PRE 1975)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine272 x 42mmTaumata whakarōpūBeater, TapaTextileworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 2023 Tūemi e whai hononga Ngā hua o DigitalNZ Beater, Bark Cloth Puke Ariki Beater, Bark Cloth Puke Ariki Mea e whai hononga ai E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60