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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stick, Walking, Tokotoko

Complete tokotoko. Dark brown wood. Full-length figure carved at the top. Double-sided face carving mid-way down the tokotoko and at the distal end. Large paua shell eye inlays on the middle carving. Rauponga (ridge and notch) pattern throughout. Handle is undecorated except for a plain face carving on the butt.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D33.2078

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
860 x 147 x 40mm
Media/Materials
wood, vegetal, organic, paua shell, shell, animal
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D33.2078
On Display
No

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