Te tuu kimoa

human history

Te tuu kimoa. Rat trap. This large tuu kimoa is constructed primarily from a large tree branch, cylindrical in shape and hollowed out. Small trap doors cover the entrance at each end of the tuu kimoa. Cordage of kolokolo (2-ply coconut sennit) stretched taut are connected to two large sticks at one side of the tuu kimoa. It is light brown in overall colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1948.296 Whakahounga o Mua: 2 Dec 2019
Ingoa Kē

Rat trap (English)

Wāhi
Funafuti/Tuvalu
Accession Number

1948.296

Rā Tāpiringa

1948

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

30732 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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