Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Patu paraoa
Back slightly concave. Sides of blade straight. Proximal (blade) edge rounded and damaged. Shoulders slight. Flattened in cross section. Butt - flattened with left side rounded projection and right side squared projection. Cortex of bone on back. complete, everything in place, no Tau.This Patu is in a relatively good condition, it is although, a bit weathered. The underside is covered with holes due to the natural structure of the bone. There is no hole for the Tau. The top of the blade is slightly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Centre Island, New Zealand
D21.1056
Details
- Cultural Group
- Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 380 x 98 x 28mm
- Media/Materials
- whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone, bone, animal, organic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.1056
- On Display
- No
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