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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Taiaha, Taiaha

Complete taiaha. Wooden surface is smooth and polished. Human faces carved at the proximal end on both sides. Protruding tongue carved with rauru (spiral and notch) pattern. Eyes are slanted and convex hallows, with a paua shell inlay intact in one. Handle and blade are relatively narrow, slightly flared and rounded at the base.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D79.6710

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
1420 x 42 x 25mm
Media/Materials
wood, vegetal, organic, paua shell, shell, animal
Credit Line
Old Stock
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Accession Number
D79.6710
On Display
No

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