Feather Box Lid
| Native Name | Waka Huia |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | P3112.4 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| 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 |
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."
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: Pl. 234 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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