I'e

human history

I'e. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of tapa. Carved from solid ra'au (wood). Long and square in cross section, tapering at the handle which is round in cross section. Four grooved sides, with one side of the i'e consisting of grooves that are approximately spaced 1mm to 1.5mm apart, with two of sides with grooves approximately spaced 1.5mm apart, and with another side with grooves approximately spaced 3mm apart. Chipping near the butt-end. Brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1932.439 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Bark cloth beater (English)

Wāhi
Rurutu/Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1932.439

Rā Tāpiringa

03 Aug 1932

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

18447.2 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
beater, 1932.439, 18447.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
beater, 1932.439, 18447.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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