Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Heru iwi, Comb
Broken bone comb, proper right portion of head and two teeth remaining. Right side tooth is complete and the other is broken near the head. Head is squared off, with sawing marks on the proximal edge. Sawing and polishing marks visible on the front of the head, particularly where the head meets the teeth. Remaining tooth comes to a point at the distal end.
Provenance Place:
Sumner, Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.290
Details
- Provenance Place
- Sumner, Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 138 x 20 x 7mm
- Collection
- John White Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.290
- On Display
- No
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