Okiri

human history

Okiri. Spear. Carved from a single piece of wood, possibly rakau toa (ironwood). Pointed at both ends. Taura puru akari, iri taki toru (sennit lashing woven in a flat 3-ply plait) are methodically wrapped (primarily in sets of four, with one set of five, and with a few sets of three) and spaced across the okiri. Dark and mid-toned brown in overall colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1926.85 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Spear (English)

Tokotoko papaanga (Cook Islands)

Genealogy stick (English)

Wāhi
Mangaia/Cook Islands
Accession Number

1926.85

Rā Tāpiringa

13 Apr 1926

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

9615 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Okiri, 1926.85, 9615, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 24 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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