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patu muka

human history
  • Other Name

    pounder

  • Description

    pounder. Broken. Elongated oval shape, tapered at the handle end. Has broken longitudinally, resulting in a cross section break. Evidence of use-wear on used end of patu muka. Section of the other half of patu muka handle and body present. Re-fit. Oblique break at either end of fragment. Surfaces have been ground

  • Place
    Wattle Bay/Manukau Heads/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1938.129
  • Other Id

    23904 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • patu muka, 1938.129, 23904, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • patu muka, 1938.129, 23904, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • patu muka, 1938.129, 23904, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • patu muka, 1938.129, 23904, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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