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Carved wooden human figure, wakawai
Object Number 47-54-70/3199
Display Title Carved wooden human figure, wakawai
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Whakawae
Object Description Carved wooden human figure, wakawai (door surround)
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood female figure, rectangular, flat on one side
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / North Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 12 x 10 cm (20 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/3199
Provenance
Exchange participant Otago Museum (1947)

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