Wahaika, D23.708
Physical Description
Carved in wood with polished uncarved handle. An owl based design dominant on face with mirror image on opposite side. Small carved head at the top with a square hole just below this carved head. Two of the eight paua shell eyes are missing. Half way down, on the same side as the owls head is a small carved figure with extruding tongue and three fingered hands on chest.
Provenance
Collected by R Crump
New Zealand
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 405 x 115 x 20mmAll Rights Reserved