Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Patiti
Whalebone handle of a patiti with no axehead. Surface is ground smooth, with polishing marks evident. Cross section is roughly rectangular. Handle flares out at the butt, with a rounded proximal edge. The distal end is tapered and flattened.
Provenance Place:
Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D41.96
Details
- Provenance Place
- Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 330 x 44.5 x 19mm
- Media/Materials
- whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone, bone, animal, organic
- Credit Line
- Anonymous Donation
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.96
- On Display
- No
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