Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Beater, Paoi

Complete patu aruhe (fern root beater). There is a ridge running from neck towards beater but running out and flattening out towards end of head. There is a shoulder between beater end and handle. There are two significant splits on handle, on opposite sides. There are several smaller splits on sides of beater end. Surface is covered in small cracks, possibly burnt.

Provenance Place:
Winton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D39.1485

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