Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Waka huia
Complete waka huia made from totara. Dark brown in colour. Shape is lenticular; round in cross section. There is a human head figure at each end for suspension, one of which has broken off below the eyes. The exteriors of both the box and lid are carved with a rauru (double spiral) at the centre and diagonal rauponga (ridges and triangular notches) running from the centre line to the edge. The interior sides of both are smooth and undecorated.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D34.904
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 60 x 324 x 65mm
- Credit Line
- Mrs H D Skinner
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D34.904
- On Display
- No
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