Ike

human history

Ike. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of masi (bark cloth). Light-weight. Long and circular in cross section with a tapered handle. Plain and without grooves. Crack in wood from top of ike to the handle. Golden brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1924.139 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Tapa beater (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Rā Tāpiringa

03 Jul 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8774 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
Ike, 1924.139, 8774, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 23 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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