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Box for Preserving Feather Ornaments (waka huia)
Box for Preserving Feather Ornaments (waka huia)

Box for Preserving Feather Ornaments (waka huia)

Dateearly 19th century
Maker Maori
Object number65.113
ProvenanceG. Beasley collection, England {probably Harry Geoffrey Beasley (1881-1939)}; [J. J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York, New York]; sold to Richard Fuller (1897-1976), Seattle, Washington; gifted to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1965
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 x 3 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (10.16 x 8.26 x 39.4cm)
MediumWood
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Shallow bowl
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