Native Name | Waka Huia |
Object Number | 29-93-14A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved |
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. |
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 |
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