Figure, human, female, with polychrome tiki in relief on middle of chest, imitation abalone pupils in green, head disproportionately large, flat bottom, milled wood painted black with red mouth, engravings on chin, "grass" like skirt; length 36 cm., maximum width 16 cm. Maori according to donor, but may be non-native in manufacture.
Donor:
Mrs. Victor Vogel
Collection place:
New Zealand
Verbatim coll. place:
Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori att.
Culture or time period:
Maori
Collector:
Mrs. Victor Vogel
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Women (female humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions