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matau

human history
  • Te reo Name
    Karaka
  • Common Name
    Cook's Turban Shell
  • Other Name

    shell, worked

  • Description

    shell, worked. Elliptical shaped, tapering to each end. The central hole has possibly been punched, not drilled. Object attached to cardboard backing of same shape. Cookia sulcata.

  • Accession Number
    1964.27
  • Other Id

    37348 (ethnology)

  • Department
matau, 1964.27, 37348, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann,… … Read more

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