Ike

human history

Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Carved from solid kau (wood). Long and square in cross section with a tapered handle. Four-sided, with three sides with grooves spaced 4mm to 6mm apart. An 'X' is incised near top of handle. One side is plain without grooves. Chipping at the top of the ike. Dark brown in colour. Black splotches visible across the ike.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.92 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Tapa beater (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.92

Rā Tāpiringa

30 Apr 1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

13365 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
Ike, 1925.92, 13365, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
Ike, 1925.92, 13365, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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