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Tipunu (spoon)

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NameTipunu (spoon)

ProductionPalmerston

Classificationthrowing sticks

Materialswood

DimensionsOverall: 25mm (width), 60mm (height), 460mm (length)

Registration NumberFE011214

Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds

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Category

Intended for: Home food processing
Made of: wood
Type of: throwing sticks
Influenced by: Oceanic
Polynesian
Cook Islands Māori

Place

Made in: Palmerston (Cook Islands)