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Rei puta

Hei whakaatu
human history
  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Kupu whakaahua

    This whale tooth has two eyes carved into the point, both of them very worn. Three suspension holes have been made at the top edge, but only the middle one is intact. The surface of the tooth is worn and it has a low polish.

  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1916
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    6050 (ethnology)

    1180 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

  • Rūma Whakaatu

    Maori Court West

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Taonga

  • Whakaaturia te wāhi

    Maori Court West

  • Whakahounga o Mua
    19 Oct 2022
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