Te foe niu
human history
Te foe niu. Steering paddle. This foe is carved from niu (coconut wood). The foe is used to steer vaka fakateletele (sailing outrigger canoes) during sailing trips. The tautai (master navigator) operates this foe from the back seated position of the vaka fakateletele. It has a long cylindrical shaft and a narrow pointed blade with a slight peak along one side. It is brown in colour with a matte, smooth surface treatment.
Nama tāpiringa: 1954.11.61 Whakahounga o Mua: 2 Dec 2019
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Paddle (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Tuvalu
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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1954.11.61
- Rā Tāpiringa
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15 Jan 1954
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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33726.2 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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