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Feather Box
| Native Name | Waka Huia |
| Object Number: | 29-93-14A |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Height: | 14.5cm |
| Length: | 72cm |
| Width: | 20cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1929 |
| Other Number | GBG 18 - Gordon Number |
Description
Wooden box for storing huia feathers and small ornaments. Oval. Carving on bottom includes high relief female figures at the ends, and surface decoration consisting of dog-tooth notches and parallel ridges (rauponga), with four large spirals.
Bibliography:
| [Article] Hall, H. U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 230 (Fig. 98) | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Article] Hall, H. U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference |
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