Object Number | 29-93-15B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Shell |
Description | Lid for feather box 29-92-15A. Oval. Fairly deep. High relief human figures both ends. Rest of surface covered with overall rauponga carving (rows of dog-tooth notches surrounded by parallel grooves and ridges) in large spirals. Inside the numeral 25 [Gordon number]. Three pairs of small holes, one near one end, two near the other. |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | GBG 25 - Gordon Number |
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