Wooden spade with long shaft and blade. One end has a carved human fist. There is a carved footrest with grotesque figure bound to the blade. [JC [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden spade with long shaft and blade. One end has a carved human fist. There is a carved footrest with grotesque figure bound to the blade. [JC [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]
Long description: Wooden spade. It has a long cylindrical shaft which expands into a long, paddle-like blade, rounded at the distal end. The opposite end of the shaft terminates in a carved human fist, thumb extending. A carved wooden footrest is bound to the blade with string. It comprises a flat, trapezoidal base, perpendicular to the blade, underneath which is a grotesque figure carved in the round. The base has a square perforation in the centre. [JC [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]
Geographical reference: New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Field collector Louis Colville Gray Clarke; PRM source Louis Colville Gray Clarke
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: 1878
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 2168 mm, Depth: max 164 mm, Width: max 109 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.28.4