Tapa. Vertically ribbed on 2 sides; quadrangular blade; vertical serpentine ribs on 2 sides.
Donor:
Arthur Rodgers and Mr. Carrol J. Rodgers
Collection place:
Hawaiian Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Hawaii
Culture or time period:
Hawaiian
Collector:
Arthur Rodgers
Collection date:
1881
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tapa beaters
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1960
Context of use:
See trial cat. accession sheet. #159
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 14.5 inches
Comment:
Description: "x 1 5/8" One side has 28 grooves and the other 32; these surfaces are "ho'opa'"i* 1. [*1.p. 171, Fig. 111-d "ho'opa'i" surfaces have 12 to 18 "nao" or ridges to the inch.] One side has the "pu'ili" pattern in rows (see p. 178, Fig 121a). The other side has the "pu'ili halua" (see p. 178, Fig 121b)" fide Barbara Burns 11 Aug 1983. "Round handle Hardwood". Materials, techniques: "made by male specialists for use by women." Native name: "I'E KUKU." Made by: "men" References: Hiroa, Te Rangi (Peter Buck) Arts and Crafts of Hawaii. pp. 169-179.
Loans:
S1975-1976 #72: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (April 19, 1976–September 14, 1976) and S1994-1995 #10: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–July 26, 1995)