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A pair of Amo boards, each carved with four figures with wheku…
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A pair of Amo boards, each carved with four figures with wheku face and paua shell eyes decorated with whakarare carved detail. Circa 1900. Height 370 cm. Width 30 cm. Provenance: Buried Village Collection. These amo have been on display at the Buried Village in association with the excavated whare puni (sleeping hut) of the important tohunga Tuhoto Ariki. One amo with split to top section and loss to the bottom section
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Unclassified