Maori, Oceanic & African Arts Thursday, 22 April 2021 - 6:00 PM start
A Dominion Museum Education Service Maori Tattooing Box
Realised: $1,800 plus premium
Lot Details
A Dominion Museum Education Service Maori Tattooing Box The presentation cabinet fitted to the interior with a replica mahoe (wooden mallet) uhi (chisel) and pigment pot, together with a cast tattooed mask, a copy of the cast mask made in Rotorua in 1853 for Sir George Grey of the tattooed warrior Tapu Te Whanoa of the Ngatiwakaue Hapu of the Arawa Tribe 45 x 55 x 18cm
