Chief's seat (English)

Atamira. Chief's seat. Carved from a single piece of wood. Decorated with carving along both edges of the seat. Four legs, vaevae pukuatu (heart-shaped feet) in section, slightly expanding at feet. Edges of the seat project downwards, forming a slight convex shape. The carvings consists of rows of representations of the human form and has been described as being a variant of tikitiki tangata, with the middle section consisting of zig zag patterns.

12994 (ethnology)

Pacific