ID: 700001813	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Whakapakoko rakau (ceremonial object; Unknown carver, 1750-1850; ca. 1750-1850; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; ME016181)

Note: This small, well-carved figure features a humanistic face carved with incomplete facial moko (tattoo), a protruding stomach, and a convex body with skeletonised carving between the shoulder blades and upper buttocks.

Titles:

Whakapakoko rakau (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

ceremonial object [300234117] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres, <object genres>, <object genres by function>)

god stick [300264795]

..... (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 form>)

Classifications:

ceremonial (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1750-1850

Creator Display:

Unknown carver, 1750-1850 [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: ME016181

Credit Line: Purchased 1997

Display Materials: wood

	woodcarving [300054089]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques, <processes and techniques>, <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, <woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques>, woodworking)

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

Dimensions: Overall 283 (Height) x 48 (Width) x 70 (Depth) mm

Cultures:

Maori (preferred)

General Subject:

human figure(s) (preferred )

Specific Subjects:

	ceremonial object [300234117]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres, <object genres>, <object genres by function>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Top of the CONA hierarchy

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

Sources and Contributors:
Whakapakoko rakau	........ [VP]
	........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)
	........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=325683

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=325683