Nooanga

human history

Nooanga. Seat. Domestic furniture. Used amongst people of status. Carved from a single piece of wood, possibly tamanu (mahogany). Convex in shape from side to side. The seat has four legs that are slightly curved outwards. Each leg terminates with wider vaevae pukuatu (heart-shaped feet). The pointed ends of the feet face inwards. Dark brown in colour.

Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Seat (English)

Rā Tāpiringa

1899

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12306 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Nooanga, 12306, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 07 Nov 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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