Tui kupenga

human history

Tui kupenga. Net gauge. Used in the manufacture of fishing nets. Flat wooden blade, with an opening at each end for cord to pass through. Carved from rakau (wood) toa (Pacific Ironwood). Dark brown colour.

Whakahounga o Mua: 6 Sept 2019
Ingoa Kē

Netmaking needle (English)

Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

1899

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12298 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Tui kupenga, 12298, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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