Shell, Paua

Description
A large paua shell (halotis iris.)
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Classification
Univalves/Invertebrates/Animals/T&E For Science & Technology
Unclassified Container/Packages and Containers
Credit line
This paua shell was brought into Taranaki Museum by Matarena Rau-Kupa (Auntie Marj) and was used to gather koha at numerous occasions held at the museum. It was replaced by woven flax containers in the mid 1990s.
Accession number
TM2000.133
Collection type
Natural Sciences
Material
Paua Shell
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