Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Koruru, Whare whakairo
Wooden carved wheku/koruru. Painted dark red and carved with a rauponga (grooves and notches) pattern around the figure's mouth, nostrils, and top of the forehead. Paua shell inlaid into slanted eyes. Distal end comes to a point, indicating a protruding tongue; five teeth depicted. Two perforations at the mouth. Back side has a piece of wood protruding as well as two metal hooks tied with wire for suspension.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D15.5
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 500 x 300 x 150mm
- Media/Materials
- wood, vegetal, organic, paua shell, shell, animal, metal, processed material, paint
- Credit Line
- Hocken Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D15.5
- On Display
- No
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