Building Fragment
| Native Name | Whatitoka |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | P3222A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand Tai Rawhiti Area (uncertain) |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 48 cm |
| Width: | 64 cm |
| Depth: | 12 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
Description
Female figure in relief: tongue out, four-fingered hands on chest, legs with three-toed feet flexed. Flanked, originally, by two fully-carved figures, in profile one above the other, on each side. Head of top figure on right side missing, head of top figure on left detached. Lower figure on left missing. Reverse: large face, in relief. Whole object very much damaged: appears to have been coated with wax (to arrest deterioration?).
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate 216, a and b | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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