PATU MUKA, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A rare Maori stone flax beater
Patu muka, 18th century
Of basaltic stone and oval section, thick grip and grooved butt
10½in. (26.5cm.) long
Patu muka, 18th century
Of basaltic stone and oval section, thick grip and grooved butt
10½in. (26.5cm.) long
Provenance
Captain William Greet, collected circa 1850.
James T. Hooper, no. 97, from Admiral Greet, Horsham, 1933
James T. Hooper, no. 97, from Admiral Greet, Horsham, 1933
Literature
Phelps, 1976, p.57, pl.25