Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Uhi
Tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Possibly unfinished, with cutting edge complete but hafting end left unfinished. There is one deep and several shallow striations towards the hafting end that run latitudinally. At the cutting edge there are teeth. The teeth are incurved, being longer on the outside and shorter towards the middle. In the gaps between the teeth, there are a few specks of dirt.
Provenance Place:
Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand
D21.2
Details
- Provenance Place
- Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 84.4 x 7.6 x 3.3mm
- Credit Line
- Dr H. D. Skinner
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.2
- On Display
- No
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