Accession No
1948.2545 B
Description
One of three tattooing implements or tools made from the wing bone of a sea bird; this implement has a toothed edge.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; North Island; Coromandel; Oruarangi
Period
Source
Auckland Institute and Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2545 B; 27800.9; 609
Cultural Affliation
Māori
Material
Bone
Local Term
Uhi
Measurements
Events
Exhibition (Maudslay Gallery)
EXH.2018.4 | Pacific Currents
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] '48.2545 A-C. New Zealand. Tattooing implements made from wing bone of sea bird. UHI. A. ['A,B' crossed out] plain edge. B. Toothed. C. Teeth not completed. Oruarangi.' Auckland Museum. Exchange.' [Red circular sticker bottom right of card; black and white photograph of 3 objects labelled 1948.2545 A-C attached to back of card.]
Event Date 16/12/2013
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
One of three tattooing implements made from the wing bone of a sea bird; this implement has a toothed edge.
Event Date 16/12/2013
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten in black ink by Auckland Institute and Museum prior to 1948: '27800.9'
Event Date 28/1/2025
Author: Eve K Haddow
FM:267404
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