i Voce Ukuuku

human history

i Voce Ukuuku. A wood-carved model canoe paddle with a long cylindirical shaft and wide recangular blade. The i voce ukuuku is broken at the grip end. It is red-brown in colour and has a glossy patina. Likely a steering oar; used for waqa ukuuku (model canoes) 32856.1 and 32856.2.

Nama tāpiringa: 1952.58.4 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Model canoe paddle (English)

Wāhi
[Fiji]/Pacific
Accession Number

1952.58.4

Rā Tāpiringa

21 May 1952

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

32857.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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i Voce ukuuku, 1952.58.4, 32857.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 10 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
i Voce ukuuku, 1952.58.4, 32857.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 10 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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