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Te uninga te ito

human history
  • Other Name

    Headrest (English)

  • Description

    Te uninga te ito. Headrest. This is a porous wooden headrest. It is made from ito (driftwood). It is rectangular in form and shape. It is light in weight. The surface area is made up of a series of fractures along the grainline. Parts of the surface appear worn in a mid brown tone. The non worn areas are dark brown in colour. It has been cut from the mid section of a trunk and carved into its rectangular form. Knicks feature at both ends of the headrest.

  • Place
    Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1940.3
  • Accession Date
    1940
  • Other Id

    25137.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te uninga te ito; 1940.3; 25137.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te uninga te ito; 1940.3; 25137.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te uninga te ito; 1940.3; 25137.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te uninga te ito; 1940.3; 25137.1; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te uninga te ito; 1940.3; 25137.1; Cultural Permissions Apply

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