Tattoo chisel and mallet

Maker
Katafagatora
Description
Tattoo chisel (tapitap) with flying fox bone cutting instrument and korekore (mallet) for tapping the chisel.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Bone, wood and natural fibre.
Measurements
Part 1 - 200 x 36 x 15mm - HxWxD [verified].
Part 2 - 132 x 18 x 16mm - HxWxD [verified].
Production place
Ghupuna, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/88.1-2

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