Feather Box Lid

P3112.4

From: New Zealand

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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