discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou figure human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaFigurine - [Buddha] figure; worked in Nepal brass.Figure sits in half lotus with right hand palm facing out and thumb and forefinger connecting, left hand palm up on knee. Base is made from the same brass, with an ornamental design around the sides. On the inside of the base is a collection of rolled up paper, potentially incense, which has been burnt in some places and blackened. A lot of incense residue was found inside the base, which is now kept in a bag with the object (not a part). The bottom of the base has a star design embossed into the metal.Wāhi[Nepal] [Tibet]Wāhi HāngaiTibetAccession Number1951.181.1Rā Tāpiringa02 Nov 1951Tohu Tuakiri Kē32512 (ethnology)WāhangaWorld Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete figure, 1951.181.1, 32512, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1951.181.1, 32512Takenga ā-AhureaNepaleseKaiwaihanga Matua unknownWāhi[Nepal] [Tibet]RāPre 1903Tuhipoka HāngaiCollected during British Expedition to Tibet, led by Colonel Younghusband in1904Tangata Hāngāi Lieutenant Colonel Francis Edward Younghusband (Sculptor) Major Howard (Metalsmith)Wāhi HāngaiTibetRā Hāngai1904Waitohu/māka32512 (handwritten) 32512 (handwritten)Pāohobrass (alloy)/copper alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic materialincense cedar/cedar/softwood/wood/plant materialRaraunga Ine55mm140mm107mm152mm114mmTaumata whakarōpūFigurineStatueSculptureArt08 Communication Artifacts FigureCarvingOriginal Art, SculptureCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua03 Apr 2024 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