Waka Huia, D68.2584
Physical Description
Pointed canoe shaped box, medium size. Lid heavy and thick, flat underneath but quite domed on top, perhaps unfinished.
Decoration straps of raised dots separated by one raised ridge. Decoration in form of two double spirals in centre with rest of surface filled with coiled fern frond motif. Decoration on lid almost identical to that on box. Knobs on ends formed from 'Janus' heads with paua shell eyes in 7 of the 8 eye spaces. Heads executed in naturalistic style. The cross-section of the box plus lid is semicircular.
Decoration straps of raised dots separated by one raised ridge. Decoration in form of two double spirals in centre with rest of surface filled with coiled fern frond motif. Decoration on lid almost identical to that on box. Knobs on ends formed from 'Janus' heads with paua shell eyes in 7 of the 8 eye spaces. Heads executed in naturalistic style. The cross-section of the box plus lid is semicircular.
Provenance
Locality:
New Zealand
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 120 x 500 x 110mmMaximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - Lid): 115 x 405 x 30mm
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Base): 120 x 490 x 65mm
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