Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Taiaha
Complete taiaha. Proximal end carved with human face in high relief on each side. Paua shell inlay in eyes. Protruding tongue has a rauru (double spiral with notches) pattern. Centre of taiaha and distal end of the blade has bands of rauponga (groove and notch) pattern.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D36.819
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1400 x 70 x 41mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D36.819
- On Display
- No
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