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ID: 700001851 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001851 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Images: 1 | |
Pou tokomanawa (carved centre post) (Pou tokomanawa; Unknown; 1800; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; registration number: ME015090) | |
Note: This pou (carved figure) comes froma poutokomanawa- the central pole of one of the three supporting posts withina wharenui or whare tupuna (Maori ancestral house). His face is decorated with a full facial moko (tattoo); his eyes arepaua (New Zealand abalone) shell inserts.His body is completely carved in the front, whilehis back is undecorated except for the carved legs. His right hand holds a wahaika (short-bladed weapon used in hand to hand combat) and he wears a piupiu (flax skirt). | |
Titles: |
Pou tokomanawa (carved centre post) (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
pou tokomanawa [300379326] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <supporting and resisting elements>, anthropomorphic supporting elements) |
post (structural element) [300001609] |
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <supporting and resisting elements>) |
sculptures (preferred) |
Creation Date: 1800 |
Unknown [preferred,VP] |
carver unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274] |
Locations: |
Current: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand) [500311561] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: registration number: ME015090 |
Credit Line: Purchased 1989 |
Display Materials: wood, paua shell |
wood (plant material) [300011914] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>) |
abalone shell [300011833] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <animal shell and shell material>, shell (animal material), seashell) |
Dimensions: Overall: 1010 (Height) x 230 (Width) x 145 (Depth) mm |
human figures (preferred) |
male [300189559] | |
.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, biological concepts, sex (biological characteristic)) (AAT) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Pou tokomanawa (carved centre post) | ........ [VP,TePapa] |
........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=69377; accessed 22 August 2012 | |
........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012) | |
Subject: ....... [VP,TePapa] |
....................... Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 27 August 2012 |
....................... Te Papa spreadsheet (2012) |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 22 August 2012 | |
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