Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Paddle, Canoe, Hoe
Complete hoe (waka paddle). Dark brown wood. Surface is worked smooth. Blade is roughly lenticular in cross section, with a flatter back than front. Relatively narrow blade, tapering to a point at the distal end. Perforation where the blade meets the handle. Handle is round in cross section. Large knob on the lower section of the handle, possibly from a natural knot in the wood. Another knob at the butt of the handle.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D26.1331
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1490 x 94 x 37mm
- Credit Line
- Hocken Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D26.1331
- On Display
- No
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