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hei

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    pendant, imitation shark tooth

  • Kupu whakaahua

    pendant, imitation mako shark tooth. Surface at upper end missing. Cortex damaged suggesting something has been applied which has affected the surface. Perforation vertically, broken out. Shaped from whale tooth

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1931.169
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    16217 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
hei, 1931.169, 16217, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann,… … Read more

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