Carved Section Of A House-Post
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Jan 1927
name: label: Donor Name
content: A W. Converse
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Carved surface is representation of a supernatural being. Haliotis shell inset representing eyes. Carving executed in characteristic Maori style, which differs somewhat in detail from the technique of that of the Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast, but resembles the conventionalized bear of the Haida and Tlinkit. Probably executed with nephrite chisel. Painted a dull red. Illus. in Proceedings, USNM, vol. 79, Art. 30; Pl. 12; p. 54."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Sep 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Maori
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 094972
label: USNM Number
content: E334017-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: House Post
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 66 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 25 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 66 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 25 cm