Treasure Box (Wakahuia)

1800s Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.) Source image
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Decorated with low-relief spiral designs and small carved figures at each end, the treasure box was used to store ornaments worn by chiefs: feathers of the huia bird, combs, and pendants (hei-tiki). Because the heads and necks of high-ranking Maori chiefs were tapu, or sacred...

Sculpture

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