Wood Carving

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Mary V. Trent
Donor Name
Mary V. Trent
RECTANGULAR PIECE OF WOOD W/ RAISED INTRICATE CURVILINEAR CARVING. ABSTRACT HUMANOID W/ ROUNDED SHAPES AND INCISED SPIRAL PATTERNS FORMING HEAD AND BODY. EYE FORMED BY MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY W/IN OVAL SHAPE. REST OF WOOD (NON-CARVED PORTION) STAINED BROWNISH-RED AND IS FLAT. SMALL HOLE DRILLED THROUGH 1 END OF BOARD.
Record Last Modified
2 Dec 2014
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Maori
Accession Date
26 Mar 1998
Collection Date
1969 to 1974
Accession Number
416128
USNM Number
E428754-0
Object Type
Carving
Length - Object
43 cm
Width - Object
14 cm
Height - Object
2.1 cm
Length - Object
43.7 cm
Width - Object
15 cm
Place
Not Given, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8503058
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b6360388-bf32-4e4f-8dcf-06174d04fdbc
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