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money box

human history
  • Description

    money box, owl form circular base, rounded body, tapering in slightly at the head, slit at the top of the head for money. Small pointy ears, round hollow eyes, small pokey beak, combed decoration creating the effect of feathers.

    Leather stuck on base can be peeled back to remove money.

  • Place
    Dannevirke/Manawatu-Wanganui/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1997.45.1
  • Accession Date
    01 Jul 1997
  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC
  • money box, 1997.45.1, © Auckland Museum CC BY NC

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