Patu muka

This is one of the Māori taonga in our collection.

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Description
Stone pounder used for flax fibre beating. This patu muka is cylindrical & rounded in appearance. The butt is rounded with 3 bevels on it, for grooves. Semi polished.
Accession number
109

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Also known as a patu muka Textileworking T&E T&E For Materials Nomenclature

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