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Two carved wooden boxes made for holding feathers of the huia
Two carved wooden boxes made for holding feathers of the huia
Object Number 2004.29.24924
Display Title Two carved wooden boxes made for holding feathers of the huia
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Zealand / From Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1913. / New Zealand"; [On Photo]: "Carved wooden box for containing the feathers of the huia worn by Maori chiefs. / New Zealand. (Collected by Captain Cook.) / British Museum / Phot. Oxford University Press."
Department Photographic
Date before 1913
Artist Oxford University Press
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 8.255 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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