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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Heru iwi, Comb

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Rounded at the proximal end. A carved head is projecting off one side edge; mouth and tongue indicated by incised marks. Evidence of 24 or 25 teeth, all broken at the base of the head.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.134

Details

Measurements
86.3 x 69 x 3.6mm
Media/Materials
bone, animal, organic
Credit Line
Alec Gilmore
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.134
On Display
No

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