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Madonna and child, Whakapakoko

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human history
  • Common Name
    Carved image
  • Other Name

    Madonna and Child (English)

    whakapakoko (Maori)

  • Description

    Whakapakoko - carving representing the Madonna and Christ. Both the Madonna and the baby she holds in her left arm are carved with rauponga and spirals. Both figures have naturalistic features with moko and paua shell eyes.

  • Accession Date
    1890
  • Other Id

    22 (ethnology)

    13895 (Asset Register)

    86 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

  • Display Room

    Maori Court West

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Images

  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Madonna and child, Whakapakoko, 22, 13895, 86, Photographed 10 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
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Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Last Update
    24 Mar 2023
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