discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search results New search figure, kingfisher human history Export API view DescriptionMauve Kingfisher figure seated on tree trunk base, ceramic, white base with paint under clear glaze, tree truck has small holes, green ferns at base, kingfisher is painted in light and dark tones of blue and purple with a yellow underside, hand painted black eyes, base is unpainted, with 27m hole exposing hollow interior, remnants of a crown lynn sticker with an image of a crown above : CROWN LYNN, a crack running around the beak shows that the beak has been broken off at some point>PlaceNew Lynn/Waitakere City/Auckland/New Zealand New ZealandAccession Number1985.393Accession Date1985Other IdK4663 (ceramic)DepartmentApplied Arts and Design Enquire Add to My Collection figure, kingfisher, 1985.393, K4663, Photographed by Denise… … Read more View gallery Images and documents Images Images Artefact Artefact Credit LineCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, K4663Primary Maker Crown Lynn Potteries Ltd (Pottery works)PlaceNew Lynn/Waitakere City/Auckland/New Zealand New ZealandDatePre 1985Period20th centuryMediaceramic/inorganic materialglaze/coating (material)Measurement Reading153mm88mm79mmClassificationFigurineStatueSculptureArt08 Communication ArtifactsLast Update25 May 2020 The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Search results New search The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60