Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Paddle, Canoe, Hoe
Complete wooden hoe (paddle). Double-sided human or bird carving at the proximal end, with four perforations. The proximal edge has been burnt on one side. A double-sided human face is carved where the handle meets the blade, with spiral and pākati (dog-tooth) patterns throughout. Blade is an elongated oval, tapering to a point at the distal end, with two perforations. The distal edge has been flattened, with chisel marks evident on the side edges.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D23.703
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1660 x 125 x 36.5mm
- Credit Line
- Oldman Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D23.703
- On Display
- No
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