Donor Name:

Charles Heape  Search this

Length - Object:

143 cm

Culture:

Maori  Search this

Object Type:

Staff

Place:

New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia

Accession Date:

14 Apr 1887

Notes:

Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies this as "Taiana or Hane" type staff, which would more correctly be Taiaha or Hani type staff (long club fighting staff). There is a list from the donor of objects included in this accession that is filed in the accession file. That list identifies this object only as "Chiefs staff carved end, New Zealand."

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

018898

USNM Number:

E128322-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d35ef6bf-f63e-4847-9e8a-bb152d3b8dbe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8334950