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An exquisite 20th century pounamu waka huia, while Maori…
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An exquisite 20th century pounamu waka huia, while Maori high-ranking people used treasure boxes to store their prestigious adornments, the waha huia themselves have always been exquisite works of Art and personal objects that were highly valued and handed down from one generation to another. This contemporary treasure box is delicately carved from translucent mottled pounamu into a canoe shape. The tiki, in a squatting position with their extended necks on each side of the box supporting it high with their arched back, create dynamism as well as a fine balance, playing on the volumes of the convex and concave surfaces. The fine lid is adorned with two intricately carved tiki whose entangled limbs constitute a technical feat. This audacious complexity associated with the glittering of the paua discs inlaid convey a sense of harmony and grace making this exquisite waka huia a remarkable piece of Art, height 15 cm, width 22 cm, diameter 7 cm
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