Native Name | Waka Huia |
Object Number | P3112.4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maori |
Provenience | New Zealand |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Lid for feather box P3112.3. Long oval, with carved heads (1/2 on lid, 1/2 on bottom) as handles. Surface decoration consisting of dog-tooth notches and parallel ridges (rauponga) - multiple spirals. Bottom and lid equally deep - hard to tell which is which. "Steel tools. Heads have ridges on foreheads which suggest northern origin." |
Length | 40.5 cm |
Width | 9.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
Other Number | 29635 - Dealer's Number | P3112B - Old Museum Number |
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