Adze Haft
P3207
From: New Zealand
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P3207 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Figure seated eating a lizard, its head held between his feet. Label -- "A Tohunga eating a lizard." Figure facing back, rounded head, tongue out being attacked by manaia. Northern style. Purchased at auction from J. C. Stevens, London, on April 16, 1912. The catalogue description reads as follows: "Adze handle, finely carved all over, phallic in design. The principal figure, a Tohunga or priest is shown performing the sacred rite of eating a lizard (Kakariki)." |
| Length | 32 cm |
| Width | 22.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1912 |
| Other Number | 60A - Dealer's Number |
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