Feather Box
Native Name | Waka Huia |
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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.
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