Waka tupapaku (burial chest), National Museum collection

Object | Part of Photography collection

NameWaka tupapaku (burial chest), National Museum collection

ProductionBrian Brake; photographer

Classificationcolour transparencies

Materialsphotographic gelatin, reversal film, cut film, dye

Materials Summarycolour transparency

Techniquesphotography, colour photography, chromogenic processes, copying

Registration NumberB.076240

Credit lineGift of Wai Man Lau, 2010

Depicts carved, ovoid waka koiwi with plain body and ornately carved arms and face.

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