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Ta rakau

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Wooden mallet (English)

  • Description

    Ta rakau, mallet for carving. This mallet has a round, carved head at the butt, just above the suspension hole. The front and back are flat, although one side is very worn and damaged. The wood is medium brown in colour.

  • Accession Number
    1917.28
  • Accession Date
    1917
  • Other Id

    7650 (ethnology)

    410 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court East

  • Last Update
    12 Nov 2018
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