Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Flute, Cast, Putorino
Cast of double-barrelled pūtōrino. Painted dark brown. Proximal end has a facial carving with protruding tongue. Two holes in centre top of each barrel form the mouths of two opposite-facing carvings. Tapering toward the distal end, with another face carving. Figures have gold paint around their eyes. Six groups of fibre bindings are represented by dark yellow paint.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D38.109
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 450 x 66 x 53mm
- Media/Materials
- plaster, processed material, paint
- Credit Line
- Bristish Museum
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.109
- On Display
- No
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