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. Mohawk hair (ridge, from back to front, over central top of head). Diagonal side lock extending over ear spool on one side; a round, textured dome with hanging plumes, ends broken, on the other. The ear spools are circular discs with a smaller central raised disc with a dot in the middle. lined forehead above arched brows. Lidded eyes, round-ended nose, wrinkled cheeks and chin. Back concave. Broken across the neck. Remains of white and yellowish pigment on back and front.Accession Number2012.19.359Rā Tāpiringa10 Dec 2012Tohu Tuakiri KēL1004 (LA Museum number)16552 (Asset Register)WāhangaArchaeology Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete head, figurine 2012.19.359 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2012.19.359KohingaHydeKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāMetepec/Teotihuacan ChronologyPāohoterracotta/inorganic materialpigment/colorantWhakaahuatanga Inetop of textured dome to neck breakRaraunga Ine44mm68mm (end of diagonal side lock to outer plume)23mm (nose to back of neck)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