A Temuka tobacco humidor from the Toplis/Miller period in relief decoration with Maori designs, the lid as a bust of a Maori chief, with a rich mid-green glaze, height 275, the base with a star crack. Note: Hori Ngakapa Te Whanaunga the Maori chief represented to the lid of this piece, led the attack on Martins farm at Otahu (near Auckland) about 1863