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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1938.1.49 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name whaka huia, feather box Description Feather box and lid, both carved from blocks and hollowed out. Red wood which appears much darker on the outside. Carved cicles, swirls and lines appear on the smaller part, which sits underneath the lid. The lid has two heads depicted (one either end): one shows teeth, the other a protruding tongue. More swirl details across the top. Three old labels inside. Displayed on floor of case. Also numbered IPSMG:R.1910.22.2 Production place Oceania, New Zealand Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1938.1.49
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

whaka huia, feather box
Description

Feather box and lid, both carved from blocks and hollowed out. Red wood which appears much darker on the outside. Carved cicles, swirls and lines appear on the smaller part, which sits underneath the lid. The lid has two heads depicted (one either end): one shows teeth, the other a protruding tongue. More swirl details across the top. Three old labels inside. Displayed on floor of case. Also numbered IPSMG:R.1910.22.2
Production place

Oceania, New Zealand

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