Native Name | Waka Huia |
Object Number | 29-93-42A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Wooden box for storing huia feathers and small ornaments. Waka Huia. Oval. Small head in the round at each end for handle. Entire outer surface covered with rauponga pattern (rows of dog-tooth notches surrounded by parallel grooves and ridges) in large spirals. Cracked. |
Length | 42 cm |
Width | 12.5 cm |
Depth | 9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | GBG 27 - Gordon Number |
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