Tui rau

human history

Tui rau. Needle for thatching pandanus. Long and flat shape. Carved from rakau (wood). Sharply pointed at one end, shaped into a flat hook at the other. Dark brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1927.34 Whakahounga o Mua: 6 Sept 2019
Ingoa Kē

Thatching needle (English)

Wāhi
Aitutaki/Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Aitutaki/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1927.34

Rā Tāpiringa

10 Mar 1927

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

10627 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Tui rau, 1927.34, 10627, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Tui rau, 1927.34, 10627, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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