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Wahaika rakau

Complete wahaika rakau. It has a perforation that is rectangular and has been chipped out. It has whakairo on both sides and the top of the head, and also on both sides of the body. It has a carved human figure below the handle with shell inlays for eyes. It is well polished.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D38.1255

Details

Production Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
417 x 136.4 x 24.8mm
Media/Materials
wood, vegetal, organic
Credit Line
Mr Percy Halsted
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D38.1255
On Display
No

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