Poupou (carved ancestral panel)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NamePoupou (carved ancestral panel)

ProductionTene Waitere; carver; 1903; Whakarewarewa

ClassificationPoupou, posts

Materialswood, pāua (abalone shell), paint

Materials Summarywood, paua shell, paint

DimensionsOverall: 600mm (width), 2675mm (height), 150mm (depth)

Registration NumberME013423

Credit linePurchased 1976

Large poupou. Carved by Tene Waitere in 1903 for the observation rotunda, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

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