I'e

human history

I'e. Bark cloth beater. Used for pounding and producing sheets of tapa. Carved from solid ra'au (wood). Long and square in cross section, with a round handle. Four grooved sides, with the grooves spaced approximately 1mm to 2mm apart. Chipping across the handle, edges, and sides of the i'e. Brown in colour. There are light and minor green coloured markings visible across the sides of the i'e.

Nama tāpiringa: 1935.196 Whakahounga o Mua: 17 Jun 2025
Ingoa Kē

tapa beater

bark cloth beater

Wāhi
Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1935.196

Rā Tāpiringa

11 Jun 1935

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

21868 (ethnology)

D31.288 (Otago University Museum)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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I'e, 1935.196, 21868, D31.288, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
I'e, 1935.196, 21868, D31.288, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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