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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Needle

Complete needle, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end. The proximal end is cracked, and a missing fragment has been replaced with a filler material.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.309

Details

Measurements
143.2 x 5.4 x 4.9mm
Media/Materials
bone, animal, organic
Credit Line
Archaeological Branch of Otago Institute
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.309
On Display
No

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