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Colored drawing of Maori chief holding a taiaha and small club
Colored drawing of Maori chief holding a taiaha and small club
Object Number 2004.29.24923
Display Title Colored drawing of Maori chief holding a taiaha and small club
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Zealand / From Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1913. / New Zealand"; [On Photo]: "Museum / fur Volkerkunde / zu Leipzig / Maori-Hauptling von Neu-Seeland / im Kriegsschmuck."
Department Photographic
Date before 1913
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Print, color adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.1288 × 8.0963 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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