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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>
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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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