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Tokere taki (slit drum)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

Slit drum (tokere) 1992 FE010082

Cook Islands drum kit includes FE010071, FE010081, FE010082, FE010083, FE010084, FE010085

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item details

NameTokere taki (slit drum)

ProductionRurutaura Tauta; 1992; Aitutaki Atoll

Classificationpercussion instruments

Materialswood

Materials Summarywood - heart casurina (toa)

Dimensions160mm, 192mm, 908mm

Registration NumberFE010082

Credit linePurchased 1992 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds

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Category

Intended for: Music
music
Made of: wood
Type of: percussion instruments
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Aitutaki Islander

Place

Made in: Aitutaki Atoll (Cook Islands)
Influenced by: Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands (Cook Islands)

People & Organisations

Made by: Rurutaura Tauta
Belonged to: Teokotai Pita
Rurutaura Tauta