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Grey with shiny dark grey/black flaw on end of blade ant one side. Spatulate in shape, relatively narrow blade. Tapers to neck - no shoulders - and then expands to knobbed proximal end. 4 ridges (3 + central, proximal one which are flat between ridges. Hourglass perforation on handle inside of ridges.

Patu onewa

Taoka Maori

D24.1064

Complete patu onewa. Ornamental grooves at butt. Drilled perforation at handle. Chip on blade edge.

Flute, Putorino

Taoka Maori

D26.1544

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound at each end with harakeke strands; discolouration on the surface appears to indicate that there once were additional binding sites. Single mouth perforation on one side with rudimentary eyes carved onto surface and very two shallow koru radiating from centre below mouth. An unevenly set cross-shaped mark sits on top face above eyes. Surface has been varnished in the past but now worn. Two cracks running longitudinally on both sides with tape residue running along one.

Flute, Putorino

Taoka Maori

D26.1545

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound with strands of harakeke at each end and at four places on the body. Tapered at the distal end, with a knobbed mouthpiece at the proximal end. Perforation at the centre on one side. Surface has been painted mid-brown. Two cracks running longitudinally on each side.

Case, Mirror

Antiquities

E54.83

Bronze mirror case that displays a seated Aphrodite. She faces winged Eros, who holds a rooster.

Stylus

Antiquities

E26.66

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Patu onewa

Patu onewa

Flute, Putorino

Flute, Putorino

Case, Mirror

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