Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Taiaha
Complete taiaha. Roughly carved human faces on each side of the proximal end. Metal drawing pins in three of the four eyes (perforation visible where one is missing). Unfinished spiral incised markings on one side of protruding tongue. Dark dyed twisted piece of fibre tied around the centre of the blade.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D79.9205
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1511 x 49 x 24mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D79.9205
- On Display
- No
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