Tata / Tiheru
Description
Dark Brown wooden canoe bailer. Deep scoop bowl with steep sides. Squarish V shaped lip at front. Raised handle which flares to a rounded knob end. Handle has cross hatching carved into surface. Back section has a naturalistic type face carved with paua shell insets in eyes. Pear shaped underside with adze markings clearly evident.
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Classification
Credit line
Canoe
bailer
attributed
to
Wiremu
Kingi
te
Matakatea
Accession number
PA2008.117
Collection type
Material
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