Wakahuia with Huia Feather and Elaborate Carvings, 19th Century
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A good 19th century Wakahuia (treasure box) with huia feather, finely carved of classical elongated oval form. Each end with ancestral figures with projecting wheku heads. The body carved with tripple haehae and pakati notching in rauponga design. The lid displays two wheku figure handles carved in high relief, length 44 cm,
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Maori artefacts
- manaia (figure) 434
- waka huia (box) 157