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Flute, Koauau

Complete flute. Visible repair at one end where a fragment was reattached. There are four perforations, three finger holes along the top, with one at the end. There are striations running diagonally across the surface, heavily condensed at the distal end then at equal thirds towards the proximal end.

Provenance Place:
Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D20.371

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
166 x 19.2 x 14.5mm
Media/Materials
bone, animal, organic
Credit Line
James Murdoch
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
World, Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.371
On Display
No

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