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Flax

Taoka Maori

D24.567

Dressed flax. The bundle is tied with a length of thicker flax. The bundle comes to a knot at one end. The other end is loose.

Engraving

Antiquities

E37.10

Relief of royal princess. Alabaster building fragment from Akhenaten's capital at Tell el-Amarna

Engraving

Antiquities

E37.11

Relief of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Granite building fragment from his capital.

Patu onewa

Taoka Maori

D24.327

Broken patu onewa, handle remaining. There is a wide knob at the end of the handle. Surface is bruised.

Broken wooden puppet figure with movable arms, left ear, and base not present. Surface is polished smooth except for face, which has a complete incised moko. Large cylindrical head with ears and deeply grooved eyes. Top knot or comb represented by a squared-off projection coming from the top of the head. Square perforations at shoulders where movable arms would have been attached. Four circular perforations on the back side, one of which has a small metal piece sticking out of it. Knees are sawn flat at the front. Broken at the feet, with grooves and remnants of carved toes remaining.