ID: 700001723	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Upoko whakairo (carved head) (carving (visual work); Unknown; ca. 1800; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; OL000628)

Note: It appears that thisupoko whakairo (carved head) was once mounted onto a base for a waka huia (treasure box) by a keen collector (see this object below). It is unknown when this occurred or when the two objects were eventually separated. The upoko whakairo's eyes are missing paua (New Zealand abalone) shell inlay, suggesting closed eyes. The face has a full moko (customary Maori tattoo), with notable exceptions - one half of the titi (the forehead markings) is missing, as well as the hupe (the cleft from the nose to the upper lip). The kauae (chin) is also relatively uncarved. There are three fragments of mother-of-pearl shell fixed in the mouth cavity to imitate teeth.

Titles:

Upoko whakairo (carved head) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

carving (visual work) [300047203] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name), Visual Works (Hierarchy Name), <visual works (Guide Term)>, <visual works by medium or technique>, sculpture (visual work), <sculpture by technique>)

Classifications:

sculpture (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1800

Creator Display:

Unknown [preferred,VP]

carver unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Wellington region, North Island, Oceania) [500311561] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: OL000628

Credit Line: Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

Creation: New Zealand [1000226] Oceania (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: wood, mother of pearl

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by origin>, <biological material>, plant material, <wood and wood products>)

	mother of pearl [300011835]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by composition>, <combination inorganic/organic material>, <combination inorganic/organic animal material>, <shell and shell material>)

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques, <processes and techniques>, <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: Overall: 145 (length) x 93.68 (width) x 60.92 (depth) mm

General Subject:

sculpture (preferred )

Specific Subjects:

	head (animal or human component) [300375054]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (Hierarchy Name), components (objects), <components by specific context>, <animal or human components>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Top of the CONA hierarchy

.......... Movable Work

Sources and Contributors:
Upoko whakairo (carved head)	........ [VP]
	........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012) accessed 15 August 2012
	........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=213064; accessed 15 August 2012

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 15 August 2012