item details
Name[Rakau whakapapa (orator's mnemonic staff)]
ProductionBrian Brake; photographer
Classificationcolour transparencies
Materialsphotographic gelatin, reversal film, cut film, dye
Materials Summarycolour transparency
Techniquesphotography, colour photography, chromogenic processes
Registration NumberB.076183
Credit lineGift of Wai Man Lau, 2010
Overview
Depicts the top end of a rakau whakapapa, a wooden stick with notches representing generations. A head is carved above the notches and the words 'Ko Te hu Ki' are carved into the side.