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head, figurine

human history
  • Kupu whakaahua

    Figurine head. Mould made. Double roll band headdress with two indented discs at centre and top and two on the outside corners. A drape or fillet hangs from the intact corner, the opposite side is broken off. A fringe beneath the headdress frames the forehead and sits above the earspools, one intact, over half of the other broken off. Lidded eyes, compact nose and mouth with an upturned corner. Broken at neck. Back of head concave.

    Very sparse traces of white pigment on headdress.

  • Accession Number
    2012.19.339
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    10 Dec 2012
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    16552 (Asset Register)

  • Wāhanga
head, figurine 2012.19.339

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