Poupou
Production date
1883-1884
Current rights
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Description
The left 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. There is a small packing block still nailed to the back near the base end.
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
1320mm (length), 195mm (width)
Accession number
1794/85/2
Current rights