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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Bailer, Tata, Cast

Complete plaster cast of a tatā (canoe bailer). Painted mid brown. Surface water stain and cracking inside scoop. Handle projects over the scoop, with a carving and two perforations on the butt. Back of the scoop has a wheku figure carving. Cast has been broken and repaired at the base of the handle and on several places on the scoop.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D38.98

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
257 x 425 x 115mm
Media/Materials
plaster, processed material
Credit Line
British Museum
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D38.98
On Display
No

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