Post Figure (poutokomanawa)
carved wood, standing male figure; hair bound in a topknot; inlaid paua shell eyes; larger scale head, face adorned with tattooing; arms akimbo and large hands spread over abdomen; raised disc belly button; erect penis; raffia loin cloth in separate vitrine
- Date
- c. 1840
- In our collection
- since November the 2nd, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 55 1/2 x 16 x 7 3/4 in. (141 x 40.6 x 19.7 cm) 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm) (object part, bottom of foot to top of head)
- Location
- G256
- Medium
- Wood, paua shell
- Price
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- Composition
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cadmium 49% zinc 17% atium 13% iron 16% copper 2% oxygen 3%