Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Spear Head
Wooden spear. Oval in cross-section. The distal end is separately numbered as D48.293, but has been reattached to the proximal end with adhesive. Tapered to a point at distal end, the tip of which is broken. The spear head has been broken off and repaired with an adhesive. Three sets of two barbs on the top surface. The edges of the barbs and the longitudinal ridge on the top surface are notched. The proximal end has broken off in two places and been reattached with adhesive. Surface of the proximal end has geometric carvings and is charred where it has been repaired.
Provenance Place:
Heyward Point, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D48.294
Details
- Provenance Place
- Heyward Point, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 445 x 22 x 20mm
- Credit Line
- Ron Johnson, Gary Bain
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D48.294
- On Display
- No
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