Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Flute, Koauau

Broken flute, a large longitudinal fragment remaining, with smaller fragments glued on. The proximal end is complete, with most of the distal end broken and not present. There is a small fragment that is broken off that should sit along the upper middle. There are three perforations, two at the proximal end, with one remaining along the top. There are darkened striations in a variety of patterns along the surface, at the distal and proximal end the pattern is chevron, but is cross-hatched in the middle.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D27.569

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