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bust, portrait

human history
  • Other Name

    kauri gum portrait bust

    Teto Te Wheora, Taranaki (associated name)

  • Description

    bust of Te Wheoro of Taranaki. Label reads: "A carved bust of Teto Te Wheora a Maori chief whose tribe resided near Mt Egmont on the west coast of New Zealand . It is carved out of kauri gum a rare and unique specimen of native workmanship and a good likeness of this well known chief. It was given to me by ...Rich... [?Richmond]) to E Graham at Bay... [?Basingstoke] in 1886. Geo Graham".

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1958.57.274
  • Other Id

    col.3347 (colonial)

    35419 (ethnology)

    13703 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

head [col.3347]

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Images

  • head [col.3347]
  • back of head [col.3347]
  • head - profile [col.3347]
  • head [col.3347]
  • head - profile [col.3347]
  • head - profile [col.3347]

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