Feather Box - 29-93-14A | Collections

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:	14.5 cm
Length:	72 cm
Width:	20 cm
Credit Line:	Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927
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, Henry U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 11. no. 4. pg. 212-244 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 230 (Fig. 98)	View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Hall, Henry U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 11. no. 4. pg. 212-244 Actual Citation	View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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