Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Heru iwi, Comb
Broken and burnt bone comb. All four teeth have broken in several pieces and been glued back together. Two teeth are complete and pointed at the distal end; however one has come unglued. Head is squared off on the proximal end, with cut marks at the base on both sides. Tapered to form shoulders where the head meets the teeth.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D27.667
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 160 x 53 x 8mm
- Collection
- John White Collection
- Credit Line
- White Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D27.667
- On Display
- No
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