Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Flute, Cast, Nguru
Cast of a nguru. Painted dark brown with silver paint representing paua shell inlay throughout. Two holes on the top side near the proximal end and one at the distal end. Three carved figures on surface; at the neck of the centre figure is an angled perforation for suspension. Eye and geometric carvings around the perimeter of the proximal end.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D38.107
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 112 x 50 x 43mm
- Media/Materials
- plaster, processed material, paint
- Credit Line
- British Museum
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.107
- On Display
- No
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