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patu parāoa

human history
  • Other Name

    mere (Maori)

    weapon, short handled (English)

  • Description

    Patu paraoa. Whalebone. Handle, and piece from end of blade, missing. Width 107 mm, thickness 10 mm. Very similar to 19619.2. Piece of blade.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Other Id

    21964 (ethnology)

  • Department
patu parāoa, 1933.379, 21964, Photographed by Marie… … Read more

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