Native Name | Waka Huia |
Object Number | 29-93-15A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell |
Description | Wooden box for storing huia feathers and small ornaments. Oval. High relief human figures both ends, serving as handles. Rest of surface covered with overall rauponga carving (rows of dog-tooth notches surrounded by parallel grooves and ridges) in large spirals. Inside the numeral 25 and GBG 25 [George Byron Gordon 25]. Pairs of small holes drilled hear rim at each end. |
Height | 14.5 cm |
Length | 72 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | GBG 25 - Gordon Number |
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