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Hawaiian. <em>Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)
Hawaiian. Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku), 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)
Hawaiian. <em>Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)

Hawaiian. Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku), 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646b.jpg)

Hawaiian. Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku), 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646b.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.02.258.2646a_acetate_bw.jpg)

Hawaiian. Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku), 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.02.258.2646a_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Hawaiian
MEDIUM Wood
  • Reportedly From: Hawai‘i, United States
    • DATES 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 02.258.2646a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1902, provenance not yet documented; July 1902, purchased in Hawai‘i by George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward; December 1902, gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Two barkcloth beaters, used for beating the wauke bark for tapa
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Hawaiian. Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku), 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)
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    Hawaiian. <em>Two Tapa Beaters (I‘e Kuku)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2646a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.258.2646a.jpg)

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