It has been bound off with irauea (cordage of human hair). Additionally the irauea has also be used to create a checkered weave pattern into the width of the ira. A fringed length has been left after one of the bindings. Two pairs of the noko (coconut midrib) line the sides of the blade area from beneath the width of the ira towards the pointed end of the reeree. Individual wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth) has been continuously inlayed between the pairs of the noko. A central perforation upon each wii ni bakoa has been made for the purpose of inserting kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). The use of kora positions and secures each piece to the blade area. The end of the blade has been tapered into a point.