Ceremonial wooden staff

Made:
1801-1925
Ceremonial wooden staff, called kotaha' in vernacular

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Ceremonial wooden staff, called kotaha' in vernacular
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Ceremonial wooden staff, called "kotaha" in vernacular, carved in form of crocodile or lizard with haliotis shell in lay for eyes, Maori, New Zealand, 1801-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A162080
Materials:
wood and shell, haliotis
type:
staffs
credit:
Glendining