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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Snare, Bird, Mutu

Complete mutu kaka (bird snare). Dark brown wood. Surface is smooth with chisel marks visible; no decorative carving. Handle is straight with an oblique edge and a notch at the butt. Perch is straight and tapered to a dull point at each end with a square-shaped perforation at the shorter end, where the handle meets the perch. Two grooves on one side of the perch.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D10.46

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
245 x 310 x 33mm
Media/Materials
wood, vegetal, organic
Credit Line
Hocken Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D10.46
On Display
No

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