| Native Name | Waka Huia |
| Object Number | 29-93-36A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Wooden box for storing huia feathers and small ornaments. Bottom of box with a human figure carved in relief at each end, the heads serving as handles. Rest of bottom covered with rauponga pattern (dog-tooth notches inside parallel grooves and ridges). Red paint in lines of notches. Written inside: GBG [George Byron Gordon] and the numeral 26 [Gordon number]. |
| Length | 63 cm |
| Width | 16.5 cm |
| Depth | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
| Other Number | GBG 26 - Gordon Number |
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