Miniature Totem
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- Date
- 1975 – 1976
- Material
- wood; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0119
- Description
- New Zealand totemic representation of Maori folklore. Circular mother-of-pearl eyes. Sticker on bottom "Genuine Hand Carved "Upoko" to Tupuna by Te Penikera Matatia Home, Tumatawera Maori Carver, Roturua, N.Z."(Upoko is name of totem symbol) Carved stacked figure in dark brown wood rounded in fron…
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- Title
- Miniature Totem
- Date
- 1975 – 1976
- Material
- wood; shell
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 4.2 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- New Zealand totemic representation of Maori folklore. Circular mother-of-pearl eyes. Sticker on bottom "Genuine Hand Carved "Upoko" to Tupuna by Te Penikera Matatia Home, Tumatawera Maori Carver, Roturua, N.Z."(Upoko is name of totem symbol) Carved stacked figure in dark brown wood rounded in front with flat back. Face at top with two sections representing body below, and eye shapes carved into section at base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0119
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