Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Waka huia
Waka huia made from porokaiwhiri. Dark brown in colour. Shape is an elongated oval and cross section is half-circular. There is a projection on one end of the box carved in a human head figure; the other end has broken off. Lid is flattened on the bottom and has a notched projection on one end, broken off on the other end. The exterior sides of both the lid and box are divided into quadrants with a rauponga (ridge and triangular notch) pattern. The interior sides of both the lid and box are smooth and undecorated.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D33.1783
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 58 x 345 x 108mm
- Media/Materials
- Porokaiwhiri, wood, vegetal, organic
- Credit Line
- Mrs Watkins, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.1783
- On Display
- No
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