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puutaatara

human history
  • Other Name

    trumpet, shell (English)

  • Description

    trumpet, shell. puutaatara. Charonia lampas capax. Shell smooth over all surfaces. Ribs on varix ground to form a flat, sharp edged ridge. A notch, 11x6 mm, has been cut on 1 side of the anterior canal (same side as inner apertural lip) and a perforation made within the notch and through the shell wall. Mislabelled 21855.4. Apertural lip only, dorsal surface of body whorl broken.

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1985.445
  • Other Id

    51855.4 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • puutaatara, 1985.445, 51855.4, Photographed by Marie Helliwell, digital, 27 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • puutaatara, 1985.445, 51855.4, Photographed by Marie Helliwell, digital, 27 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • puutaatara, 1985.445, 51855.4, Photographed by Marie Helliwell, digital, 27 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • puutaatara, 1985.445, 51855.4, Photographed by Marie Helliwell, digital, 27 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Shell trumpet (.4)
  • Shell trumpet (.4)
  • Shell trumpet (.4)
  • Shell trumpet (.4)
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