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inro and netsuke

human history
  • Kupu whakaahua

    drug box

    inro and netsuke, black lacquer and gold; five chambered drug box, oblong in shape; two thin tubular sections flank each side, these were often threaded with cord and used to secure chambers; floral design in gold on exterior, both sides; copper coloured metal interior.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1955.166
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1955
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    34317 (ethnology)

    M208 (miscellaneous)

  • Wāhanga
inro and netsuke, 1955.166, 34317, M208, Photographed by… … Read more

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