Te Bakabota

human history

Te Bakabota. Barbed fighting stick. This weapon consists of a shaft carved from te kanni (coconut wood), cylindrical in shape, which is carved to a pointed apex at one end. Three wete (sting ray barbs) are attached to the pointed apex and securely fastened with lashing of darkly coloured te ira n atu (human hair) and an additional attachment of fringed baa ni kaina (pandanus leaf fibre). A short cord of te kora (coconut sennit) is wrapped around the base end of the bakabota. The weapon is brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 31 Oct 2019
Ingoa Kōrero Noa

Armament T&E, Bludgeon

Ingoa Kē

Fighting stick (English)

Wāhi
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

24029 (ethnology)

139 (Maude Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
11 Mātātuhi
Te Bakabota, 1936.295, 24029, 139, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
Te Bakabota, 1936.295, 24029, 139, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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