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Pate

human history
  • Other Name

    Drum (English)

  • Description

    Rakau pate. Drumstick. Carved from toa (ironwood) into a long cylindrical shape rounded and slightly pointed at each end. Dark brown in colour with a shiny polished patina surface. Some evidence of borer along the length of the stick.

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    1899
  • Other Id

    12290 (ethnology)

  • Department
Pate, 12290, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 18 Nov… … Read more

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