Upper half of wooden staff. At the head is a conventionalised Maori carving of a stylised face with protruding tongue. The oval-sectioned shaft is broken and split at the opposite end. For the lower half of the object see [1993.25.1 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Upper half of wooden staff. At the head is a conventionalised Maori carving of a stylised face with protruding tongue. The oval-sectioned shaft is broken and split at the opposite end. For the lower half of the object see [1993.25.1 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]
Long description: Upper half of wooden staff. At the head is a conventionalised Maori carving of a stylised face with protruding tongue. The oval-sectioned shaft is broken and split at the opposite end. For the lower half of the object see [1993.25.1 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]
Geographical reference: New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Thames Sub-aqua club; PRM source Thames Sub-aqua club
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1981
Date collected: ?1981
Acquisition information: Donated: 1981, uncertain Found unentered: 1988
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 555 mm, Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1993.25.1.1

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