Feather Box

Item number C1466 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

A wooden box with an oval shape. Intricate spiral, and circular designs on the lid (part b), and the bowl (part a), which are quadrilaterally symmetrical. At each end of the bowl, there is a handle in the form of a human figure whose two-fingered hands curve inwardly over the stomach.

History Of Use

For feathers; carved with stone tools.

Item History

What

Name
Feather Box
Identification Number
C1466 a-b
Type of Item
box
Material
wood
Manufacturing Technique
carved
Part A
height 11.5 cm, width 37.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm
Part B
height 3.3 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm
Overall
height 11.5 cm, width 37.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
New Zealand

Who

Culture
Maori
Previous Owner
Kenneth Webster
Received from
Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Kenneth Webster (Seller)

When

Ownership Date
before February 1960
Acquisition Date
during February 1960

Other

Condition
fair
Current Location
Case 56
Accession Number
0016/0004 a-b
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