Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Patu paraoa
Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.
Provenance Place:
Mokoreta, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, South Otago, Otago, New Zealand
D27.1335
Details
- Provenance Place
- Mokoreta, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, South Otago, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 535 x 94 x 25mm
- Media/Materials
- whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone, bone, animal, organic
- Collection
- John White Collection
- Credit Line
- John White Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D27.1335
- On Display
- Yes
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