Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Whistle, Whio
Complete black soapstone whio (whistle). Carved with a human face at one end, with projecting tongue. A drilled perforation at the top of the head for suspension, with another drill mark next to it, indicating a broken perforation. Body of the whistle is carved with spirals. Other end of whistle is hollowed out with a deep indentation; chisel marks evident on interior surface.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D31.760
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 62.17 x 22 x 23.14mm
- Media/Materials
- Soapstone, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman, Gift of Mr Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.760
- On Display
- No
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