Carving

Description

Carving of Maui, Koruru (mask) for the gable of a meeting house. Totara wood, painted red with haliotis (paua) shell inlay: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, by John Bevan Ford, 1993

Museum reference

A.1994.305

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Carving

Production information

Ford, John Bevan, 1930 - 2005
Ashhurst, Manawatū-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Polynesia

Date

1993

Style / Culture

Pacific Peoples
Māori

Materials

Wood, Haliotis (paua) shell

Physical description

Totara wood, paua shell and acrylic paint

Associations

Depicted: Maui

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, facing the sea