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'Okiri (spear)

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Name'Okiri (spear)

Productioncirca 1900; Mangaia

Classificationspears

Materialswood

Dimensions55, 2890, 50, 3

Registration NumberFE002347

Credit linePurchased 1907

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Category

Made of: wood
Type of: spears
About: Warfare
woodcarving
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Mangaia Islander

Place

Made in: Mangaia (Cook Islands)
Influenced by: Cook Islands
Mangaia (Cook Islands)

People & Organisations

Influenced by: New Zealand International Exhibition (1906-1907)