Poupou
Production date
1883-1884
Current rights
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Description
The right half of a poupou piece carved from totara. The paint which remains suggests an orange (red lead), black and white colour scheme. It had paua shell eyes.
From Tamapahore ancestral meeting house. Carving represents the future descendants of Ngä Potiki o Tauranga Moana. Acknowledgements to the Tamapahore Marae Komiti.
From Tamapahore ancestral meeting house. Carving represents the future descendants of Ngä Potiki o Tauranga Moana. Acknowledgements to the Tamapahore Marae Komiti.
Production date
1883-1884
Production place
New Zealand
Measurements
Length - 1800mm. Width 270mm.
Accession number
1794/85/1
Current rights