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paddle-shaped club; tapering to handle with hole and 3 horizontal ribs at end; green stone with black swirls

Mere Pounamu, Date Unknown

Māori

G256

two figures; larger human figure carved in the round; hand with four fingers held at chest and stomach; eyes and mouth inlaid with mother-of-pearl; arms, legs and face carved with geometric patterns of circles and bands; larger figure stands on top of a much smaller, more representative figure with three fingers and tongue hanging out, overall rectangular in shape

Tekoteko, 18th century

Māori

Not on View
carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine

Post Figure (poutokomanawa), c. 1840

Ngāti Kahungunu Māori

G256

paddle-shaped club with square hole at end of handle; curved lines carved into end of handle on one side

Patu Paraoa, early 19th century

Māori

Not on View
stakelike small staff, carved to slight point at bottom; standing figure, scowling with hands on stomach, covered in incised tattoos; abalone eyes; back decorated with triangles and linear design; attached to mount

Godstick (tiki wananga), early 19th century

Māori

Not on View
slightly flattened and wider at top; bottom carved with 2-sided face with long stylized beard with organic designs; shell eyes

Taiea Ceremonial Club, 19th century

Māori

Not on View
wood panel carved with organic design in curvilinear shapes with several nailed-in shells; reddish finish

Canoe Strake, 19th century

Māori

Not on View
carved head; uncarved on back and top; incised tattoo decorations overall; flat chin; broad nose; PL ear missing

Head, 18th century

Māori

Not on View
ovoid in shape with tiki head at each end and body carved below; deeply carved geometric design overall

Feather Box, 19th century

Māori

Not on View
J-shaped piece of green stone, with black flecks; new string at top (string no longer present [5-1-11] MD)

Earring, Date Unknown

Māori

Not on View
2 fantastic figures, one standing on the head of the other, with open mouths with hanging tongues and incised organic designs on bodies; shell eyes

House Panel, c. 1880

Pāoa Māori

G256

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