- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Carved house panel painted with in red black and white. Carved with a central face and decorative curvilinear designs. [LKG 24/06/2010]
- Long description
- Carved house panel painted with in red black and white. Carved with a central face and decorative curvilinear designs. [LKG 24/06/2010]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Māori
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1939
- Date collected
- By 1939
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1939
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Haliotis Shell, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Inlaid
- Dimensions
- Width: max 140 mm, Length: max 1152 mm, Depth: max 38 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1939.12.44
Search terms: Figure, Dwelling, Carving, House-ornament
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