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Rare 18th century Maori papahou (treasure box) This superb…
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Auckland
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28-Nov-2012
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Rare 18th century Maori papahou (treasure box) This superb stone carved treasure box has a flat rectangular form instead of the wakahuia canoe shaped form. This box would have held personal objects such as combs and greenstone pendants of a high ranking person. a similar box is in the British Museum, No. 241, plate 67, 'taonga Maori in the British Museum'. Height 12 cm. Length 33 cm.
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori