Hika

human history

Hika. Net-making needle. Long wooden stick, sharpened at both sides. A square notch has been cut out of it at one side. The hika is made of kanava (Cordia subcordata) wood. The hika has a smooth and matte surface treatment.

Nama tāpiringa: 1998.13.3 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 Jun 2026
Ingoa Kē

Net-making needle (English)

Wāhi
Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1998.13.3

Rā Tāpiringa

12 May 1998

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

55483 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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