Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Flute, Koauau
Complete wooden koauau. Round in cross section, polished patina from handling. Exterior surface carved with rauru (double spirals) and a human figure protruding off one side. Human figure has rauru on shoulders and thighs. Feet rest on a wheku style head. Light green glass or stone inlay in eyes, at base of foot, and between two of the finger holes. A rectangular-shaped indentation filled with red sealing wax indicates there may have been another inlay. Four fingers holes in total.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
O50.013
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 126 x 27 x 38mm
- Collection
- Oldman Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- O50.013
- On Display
- No
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