Native Name | Waka Huia |
Object Number | P2240A |
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, with curved bottom. Head with protruding tongue as handle at one end, incompletely carved head at other. On bottom, at each end, a female figure with three-fingered hands on knees. Oval lid (B). East coast style. |
Length | 45 cm |
Width | 12 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911 |
Other Number | 16438 - Dealer's Number | P2240 - Old Museum Number |
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