Scoop net

human history

Scoop net. This scoop net consists of a long cylindrical wooden shaft that forks out to create a Y shape between which a fishing scoop net of fauato (2-ply coconut sennit) is attached. This scoop net is quite heavy and requires both hands to manoeuvre. The wooden shaft is smooth in surface treatment.

Nama tāpiringa: 1970.208 Whakahounga o Mua: 11 Sept 2019
Wāhi
Fakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1970.208

Rā Tāpiringa

1970

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

43831 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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