Wooden four-sided kapa (barkcloth) beater, or i'e kuku, from Hawaii. Three sides have ribbed, parallel lines, each side's ribbing having a slightly different width. One side has a regular diamond and triangle design carved into the surface. Kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth, comes in a variety of textur...
Maker:
unknown
Material:
wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques
GUSN:
170441
Accession Number:
2006.44.957