Native Name | Mere |
Object Number | 67-38-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Date Made | 19th century? |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Greenstone |
Description | Greenstone (nephrite) paddle-shaped club; four grooves on handle end; drilled for lanyard. Fine mere with four grooves on butt, shoulders at junction of blade and handle. Perforated. Named Kinohaka ("evil dance"), estimated date between 1450-1800 (on whose authority not known). |
Length | 35.8 cm |
Width | 9.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Leonard M. Bisk, 1967 |
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