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Pua

human history
  • Other Name

    Game disc (English)

  • Description

    Pua. Disc for a throwing game. Large, thick, and circular in shape. carved from rakau toa (ironwood). Slightly convex on both sides. Rounded edges. Plain with no surface treatment other than some sanding to make smooth. Brown in colour.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1917.69
  • Accession Date
    1917
  • Other Id

    8562 (ethnology)

  • Department
Pua, 1917.69, 8562, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital,… … Read more

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