4 Papahou (treasure box), n.d

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TitleTreasure box (Papahou)

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMāori

Creator roleArtist

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTotara wood, pāua shell (abalone, or Haliotis), tooth, stain

Dimensions6 × 30 × 10 in. (15.2 × 76.2 × 25.4 cm)

LocationPeabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

http://explore-art.pem.org/object/oceanic-art-and-culture/E5505/detail

Accession numberE5505

SubjectsWood-carving, MaoriOceania--History

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“A Long-Forgotten Art”: Two Māori Flutes in the Peabody Essex Museum

Lucy Mackintosh

Experience

In May 1807, Captain William Richardson and the crew of the Eliza sailed into the harbor at Salem, Massachusetts, after an absence of two years. The Eliza, laden with luxury goods from Canton, docked at one of the dozens of wharfs lining the harbor,...

Author

Lucy Mackintosh

PublisherTerra Foundation for American Art

Related print edition pages: pp.26-49

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00193.002

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19936&redirecttoanchor=48060

Chapter subject tags:Wood-carving, MaoriMaori (New Zealand people)--MusicEthnologySongs, Maori

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