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Object Number
55-45-70/3763
Display Title
Large carved wooden head, used at top of entrance of the meetinghouse
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Koruru
Object Description
Large carved wooden head, used at top of entrance of the meetinghouse.
See authorities for more information about object
Inventory Description
Sculpture, carved anthropomorphic face, stylized tattoo designs, inlay shell eye
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maori
- Ngatiporou
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
Gisborne
/
<County>
/
Gisborne
Additional Geographic Terms
Waipiro Bay
Materials
Wood, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 53 x 13 cm (33 1/16 x 20 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-45-70/3763
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Merrill Moore
(07/1944)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Merrill Moore
(10/04/1955)
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