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Makoi (bird spear point)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

ME003529; Makoi (bird spear point); Ngāti Porou [attributed]; Unknown ; view 1

ME003529; Makoi (bird spear point); Ngāti Porou [attributed]; Unknown ; view 2

ME003529; Makoi (bird spear point); Ngāti Porou [attributed]; Unknown ; detail

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item details

NameMakoi (bird spear point)

ProductionUnknown; carver; Gisborne

Classificationprojectile points

Materialsshell (animal material), whale bone (bone)

DimensionsOverall: 6.4mm (width), 243mm (height), 11.31mm (length), 0.13kg (weight)

Registration NumberME003529