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Kumete

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    food gathering / storage
    Carved image
  • Other Name

    kumete (Maori)

  • Description

    This wooden bowl has a bird head projecting from one end. One side has a crescent pattern carved into the rim. Areas of the bowl including one of the legs, have broken away, and the surface is very worn.

    The head fragment was found in 1962. The remaining bowl fragment was found in early 1970s and reunited with the head. When found, the head had a lower jaw or beak but broke off prior to coming to Auckland Museum. One side of the bowl is missing.

  • Accession Number
    1972.141
  • Accession Date
    1972
  • Other Id

    45592.1 (ethnology)

    45592 (ethnology)

    13892 (Asset Register)

    342 (Taonga Database)

    343 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

  • Display Room

    Maori Court East

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court East

  • Last Update
    24 Mar 2023
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