Title
A maripi tuatini, shark tooth knife, which was collected on Captain Cooks first voyage in 1769, at Queen Charlotte Sound
Caption
A maripi tuatini, shark tooth knife, which was collected on Captain Cooks first voyage in 1769, at Queen Charlotte Sound, Maripi tuatini were used only for a most dangerous and tapu task, the cutting up of human flesh. New Zealand. Maori. c 18th c Queen Charlotte Sound.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A27_469
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No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,1Mb (1,3Mb) / 9,3in x 12,1in / 2802 x 3633 (300dpi)