Patu Parāoa

Production date
Unknown
 Description
Carved and incised whalebone club. Hole bored through. 19th Century.
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Object detail

Object Type
Armament
Mammal Specimen/Natural History Specimen
Classification
Armaments/Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology/Nomenclature
Cetacea/Eutheria/Theria/Mammalia/Vertebrata/Chordata/Animalia/Linnaean
Media/Materials Description
Whalebone.
Media and Materials
Whale bone/Animal based/Organic
Measurements
0 - Whole = Height x Width x Length (mm) = 15 x 89 x 440mm
0 - Whole = Weight (gm) = 550.6g
Object Type
Alternate: Whalebone club
Keywords
weapons; short handled; edged; battles; war; carving; tools; Maori
Accession Number
NPM996.58.1

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