ID: 700001798	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Kotore Huia (Huia bird tail feather/s) (hair-ornaments; Unknown; unknown; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; ME022638)

Note: Kotore huia (huia bird tail feathers) were worn by rangatira (chiefs) as a sign of rank and status.Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) and their featherswere symbols of prestige not only for Maori, but also Pakeha (European New Zealanders). Their tail feathers were highly prized, their beaks became a fashionable form of adornment, and stuffed huia were eagerly sought as domestic ornaments. With this lethal popularity, huia became increasingly rare until, after failed attempts at conservation, the last reported sighting wasaround 1920. Huiaare now listed as an extinct species.

Titles:

Kotore Huia (Huia bird tail feather/s) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

hair-ornaments [300209287] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name), Costume (Hierarchy Name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, <costume accessories worn>, <accessories worn on the head>, <hair accessories>)

Classifications:

natural history (preferred)

Oceanic art

Creation Date: unknown

Creator Display:

Unknown [preferred,VP]

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: ME022638

Credit Line: Acquisition history unknown

Display Materials: feather

	feather (material) [300011809]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by origin>, <biological material>, animal material, <keratinous material>)

Dimensions: Overall 195 (Height) x 41 (Width) mm

Cultures:

Maori (preferred)

General Subject:

apparel (preferred )

Specific Subjects:

	feather (material) [300011809]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by origin>, <biological material>, animal material, <keratinous material>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Top of the CONA hierarchy

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

Sources and Contributors:
Kotore Huia (Huia bird tail feather/s)	........ [VP]
	........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)
	........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=514680

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=514680