Te kai n tautauri

human history

Te kai n tautauri. Porpoise bone peg. This is a peg made of porpoise bone. Two prongs and a stubbed centre node shape its form. It is hard in material and porous in texture. It is off-white in colour and in some areas a slight brown tint comes through. It was used as a peg inside the house to hang things with.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 5 Dec 2018
Ingoa Kē

Porpoise bone peg (English)

Wāhi
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

22906 (ethnology)

130 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
3 Mātātuhi
Te kai n tautauri; 1936.295; 22906, 130; Cultural Permissions Apply
Te kai n tautauri; 1936.295; 22906, 130; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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