| Native Name | Waka Huia |
| Object Number | P3112.3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Wooden box for storing huia feathers and small ornaments. Waka Huia. 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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