Poupou
Production date
1883-1884
Current rights
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Description
A piece of poupou that has been fractured off. It appears to be totara and painted with white, black and red lead primer. The top edge has a curved notch for a heke to join onto.
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 - 1855m. Width 180mm.
Accession number
1796/85/7
Current rights