Toka maka

human history

Toka Maka. Sling Stone. The stone is used with the sling as a form of projectile weaponry. The stone placed in the pouch of the sling, with the cord held in the hand. The sling was swung round and round the head and the held cord let go. Carved from stone, pohatu maori. Dark grey in colour. The stone is embedded with black crystals. Oval in shape. Surface treatment left pecked. Low level polish.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Sling stone (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

1899

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12230 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Toka maka, 12230, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toka maka, 12230, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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