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A MAORI CANOE BAILER, tata

Details
A MAORI CANOE BAILER, tata
Of spade form with curved cylindrical handle with stylized manaia finial, the front with openwork carving in the form of a mouth with reliefs in spirals and concentric arcs
18in. (46cm.) long
Provenance
S. Kelner, Sydney
Raymond Wielgus, Chicago
Literature
Pelrine, 1996, p.217