Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Taiaha
Complete taiaha. Dark brown wood with highly polished surface. One end has a large head and tongue carving with a rauru (spiral) pattern on the tongue. Lips, nose, slanted eyes and brow ridge depicted. At the other end, blade flattens and flares out, with a lenticular cross-section.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D32.1669
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 1420 x 52 x 28mm
- Credit Line
- Riley Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.1669
- On Display
- No
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