Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stick, Digging, Ko, Teka

Complete wooden kō with carved teka (digging stick with footrest). Very long handle with notched, pointed end. Distal end is rounded with notched side edges. Teka is lashed to kō with harakeke strands. Top of teka is sawn flat, with a slight curve at the distal end. Human figure is carved on the bottom. Eyebrows, nose, and mouth are depicted. Both hands, with three fingers on each, are inside mouth. Legs are depicted at the base.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D10.62

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