Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Patu paraoa
Complete patu paraoa with cut out perforation on the handle. Butt is triangular in shape and has carved (reke) out horizontal grooves. Underside of blade has cracks running along the surface of the blade on an angle. Minor chips and scratching are also present over the blade surface. The opposite side of blade has bruising/porous like markings over the surface, and a crack running from blade side edge down to mid-point of blade at the bottom portion. Small chips present around the blades point edge too.
Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D33.1212
Details
- Provenance Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 415 x 103.06 x 12.48mm
- Media/Materials
- whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone, bone, animal, organic
- Collection
- Dunlop Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.1212
- On Display
- No
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