Tarigau (container)

Maker
Faruraorao
Description
Tarigau made of bamboo (aiafa) and gue vine. This is an exact copy of type used in custom house to hold skulls until such time as skull can be transferred into iri shark container.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Bamboo and Natural Fibre; Rukaruka vine.
Measurements
950 x 220 x 190mm - HxWxD
Production place
Nataghera, 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
1973/49/104

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