Accession No
TEMP.00012
Description
Model waka taua. A model war canoe made from wood. The canoe has been constructed from a solid base section, side panels lashed to the base with plant fibre, and four taumanu cross beams. The outside of the canoe including the hull and the taumanu have whakarare carvings. Both sides of the canoe are carved with manaia figures. The taurapa, stern post, is carved with whakarare carvings and figures. The tauihu, prow, is carved with a male face. Some of the carved figures have pāua shell (haliotis) eyes.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00012; 177
Cultural Affliation
Māori
Material
Wood; Plant; Fibre; Shell
Local Term
Waka taua
Measurements
700mm x 4000mm Weight 33.5kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labelled '177'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Model Maori canoe, decorated sides, central struts and prow and stern.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Found at Shorts stored upside down without accession number 29/07/2014 by R. Hand who recollects seeing it there c. 2000.
Event Date 29/7/2014
Author: maa
Conservation (Surface Clean)
CON.2024.5916 | Surface Clean
Event Date 22/3/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
Description (Physical description)
Model waka taua. A model canoe made from wood. The canoe has been constructed from a solid base section, side panels lashed to the base with plant fibre, and four taumanu cross beams. The outside of the canoe including the hull and the taumanu have whakarare carvings. Both sides of the canoe are carved with manaia figures. The taurapa, stern post, is carved with whakarare carvings and figures. The tauihu, prow, is carved with a male face. Some of the carved figures have pāua shell (haliotis) eyes.
Event Date 12/4/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:267786
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