Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Patu paraoa
Broken patu handle. Butt remaining. A suspension hole has been drilled through the middle. The poll splits into two adorned prongs. The whakairo (carving) on the prongs is worn. There is some resemblance to manaia (bird ancestors) heads, with the beaks facing towards the poll. The proper left prong is worn along the outer lateral margin.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D27.857
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 114 x 65 x 19mm
- Media/Materials
- bone, animal, organic, whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone
- Collection
- John White Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D27.857
- On Display
- Yes
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