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patu parāoa

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    mere (Maori)

    weapon, short handled (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Patu paraoa. Whalebone. Handle split longitudinally. Perforation. End of handle flares out with flattened knob, no decoration. Thickness 15 mm. Piece of handle.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    21965 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
patu parāoa, 1933.379, 21965, Photographed by Marie… … Read more

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