Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man
Figure of a Māori Man

Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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Carved from tree resin of the Kauri tree ('Kauri gum'), this figure is probably a Māori chief. His face is decorated with a full-face Ta Moko (traditional tattoos) in black paint. The figure has black hair and is wearing a high-prestige cloak. One of a pair with HAPMG 2018.6.2.

Sir William Gray House

Hartlepool

Title

Figure of a Māori Man

Date

19th C

Medium

kauri gum

Measurements

H 9.3 x W 6 x D 6.7 cm

Accession number

HAPMG : 2018.6.1

Work type

Sculpture

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