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Pae hamuti (latrine handle)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 03

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 05

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 04

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 01

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 02

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 07

OL000170; Pae hamuti (latrine handle); 1800; Unknown ; view 06

OL000170; Carved Taonga

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item details

NamePae hamuti (latrine handle)

ProductionUnknown; carver; 19th century; New Zealand

Classificationstructures

Materialswood, pāua (abalone shell)

Techniquescarving

DimensionsOverall: 73mm (width), 245mm (length), 75mm (depth), 0.1297kg (weight)

Registration NumberOL000170

Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992