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Hearst Museum object titled Iʻe kuku (tapa beater), accession number 11-36980, described as Tapa. Cylindrical with serrated blade. Carved hardwood.
Hearst Museum object titled Iʻe kuku (tapa beater), accession number 11-55, described as Cylindrical with quadrangular blade. Made of carved hardwood. With grooved sides. One side has 8 grooves, one side has 9 grooves with ridges rounded, one side has 16 grooves
Hearst Museum object titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44987, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; tapered round handle, quadrangular blade; rasp pattern on one side; geometric triangular pattern on another; holes in diamond pattern on remaining two sides.
Hearst Museum object titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44988, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised wave pattern on one side, longitudinal lines on other three.
Hearst Museum object titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-44989, described as Tapa. Hardwood; polished from usage; round handle tapering to quadrangular blade; incised geometric triangular design on one side, three longitudinal rows of grooves of varying widths on other three sides.
Hearst Museum object titled Tapa beater, accession number 11-40681, described as Quadrangular blade has 2 sides with deep longitudinal grooves, one pitted side, one side with shallow longitudinal grooves with some incised dots; rounded handle. Made of carved hardwood.

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