Tafi kāniu

human history

Tafi kāniu fili aki. A broom made from long segments of dried kāniu (coconut midrib) bundled together to create a hand held implement used in domestic house keeping. The kāniu are a natural brown colour. At the grip end of the tafi kāniu, the kāniu have been bent in a U shape and wrapped in thick cotton twine to create a handle. A length of suspension fibre has been attached to the tafi kāniu at this point.

Nama tāpiringa: 1935.117 Whakahounga o Mua: 16 Sept 2019
Ingoa Kē

Coconut broom (English)

Wāhi
[Niue]/Pacific
Accession Number

1935.117

Rā Tāpiringa

1935

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

21710 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
broom, 1935.117, 21710, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
broom, 1935.117, 21710, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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