discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou head, figurine human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaFigurine head. Mould made. 'Tlaloc'. Segmented turban-style headdress of a grid of rows of squarish segments on the crown and high, three tiered feather panache (part of top tier broken off). The band across the forehead is made of compressed semi-discs with a raised sphere and upright elongate element a centre feature. Both earspools with a raised central dot survive (one damaged). Wearing eye rings over lidded and rimmed eyes. Nose end abraded, mouth slightly curved, narrow-lipped and open. Collar style neck ornament of three plain bands. Part of a frame with a faceted end remains to one side of the face and neck. Back concave. Broken obliquely through the collar and across one shoulder. Red pigment and traces of white on the front, especially the lower feather bands.Accession Number2012.19.460Rā Tāpiringa10 Dec 2012Tohu Tuakiri KēL1004 (LA Museum number)16552 (Asset Register)WāhangaArchaeology Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete head, figurine 2012.19.460 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2012.19.460KohingaHydeKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāMetepec/Teotihuacan ChronologyPāohoterracotta/inorganic materialpigment/colorantWhakaahuatanga Inetop of panache to shoulder breakRaraunga Ine98mm77mm (across lower panache)26mm (front of headdress to side back of head)StyleTeotihuacán/Mesoamerican/Pre-Columbian/AATWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 2023 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60