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Heru

human history
  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    comb
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Ingoa Kē

    wooden comb (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    This wooden heru, comb, has some general loss and is very worn. The prongs are broken or missing and there is a vertical crack along the center of the comb. The distal end has been burnt.

  • Accession Number
    1957.5
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1957
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    35804 (ethnology)

    1999 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

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  • heru, 35804
  • heru, 35804
  • heru, 35804

Taonga

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    31 Mar 2023
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