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Maori Wakahuia Treasure box

$ 1531.2

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  • Featured Refinements: Maori
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    Description

    An excellent Modern Maori Wakahuia hand carved from New Zealand Kauri.Made by a formally trained master carver.Length 460mm
    From wiki-
    Waka huia
    and
    Papa hou
    are treasure containers made by
    Māori
    - the indigenous people of
    New Zealand
    .
    [1]
    These treasure containers stored a person's most prized personal possessions, such as
    hei-tiki
    (pendants), feathers for decorating and dressing the hair such as the tail feathers of the
    huia
    (Heteralocha acutirostris),
    heru
    (hair comb) and other items of personal adornment. Waka huia and papa hou were imbued with the
    tapu
    (taboo) of their owners because the boxes contained personal items that regularly came into contact with the body, particularly the head (the most tapu part of the body).
    Waka
    huia
    and papa hou were designed to be suspended from the low hanging ceiling of Māori
    whare
    (houses) where their beautifully carved and decorated undersides could be appreciated. They were highly prized in themselves and carefully treasured as they passed between generations. As
    taonga
    (treasures), waka huia and papa hou were often gifted between
    hapu
    (sub-tribes),
    whanau
    (families), and individuals to acknowledge relationships, friendships, and other significant social events
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