Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Lid
Complete wooden lid, possibly for a tuki (calabash mouthpiece). Dark brown in colour. Circular with a raised circular base for fitting. Base is undecorated, but has chisel marks evident. Exterior is carved with a rauponga (groove and triangular notch) pattern. Raised human figure project off the centre as the handle. Figure has a protruding tongue and three-fingered hands rest on abdomen. Feet come together and rest on a human head below.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D22.333
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 165 x 145 x 83mm
- Credit Line
- Mrs Larsen
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.333
- On Display
- No
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