Artifact Number:
01447
Object:
AXE
Patiti
Material:
bone (whale), shell (paua), leather, metal
Dimensions:
50x14.5x2.5 cm
Origin:
North Island, New Zealand, Polynesia
Comments:
It is said that this patiti was taken from a Ngāi Tūhoe chief of the Urewera at the fall of the battle of Ōrākau in April 1864.
Collection Name: Eric Craig Collection