Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Comb, Heru
14 pieces of assorted comb tines. Part a - Broken comb tine. Pilot Beach written on one side. Grey. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part b - Large comb tine. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a blunt point. Base is snapped. Part c - Medium comb tine. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a sharp point. Part d - Small comb tine. Cross section is square. Little Papanui written on side. Cream. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part e - Large comb tine. 1195, Long Beach written on side. Light brown. Tip comes to a sharp point. Part f - Small comb tine. Purakanui written on side. White. Surface fractures on all sides. Part g - Large comb tine. L.B written on side. Cream. Point narrows to a thin, sharp tip. Base has a lengthways sawing mark. Part h - Small comb tine. L.P written on side. White. Tip comes to a blunt point. Part i - Large comb fragment. 983, Kaikai written on side. Brown. Two broken tines extend from the proximal end. Part j - Large comb tine. Kaikai writ
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Pilot Beach, New Zealand, Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand
D45.763
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 33 x 4.5 x 1.8mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.763
- On Display
- No
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