Waka huia (treasure box)

Māori artist, 1850s

Artist

Māori artist

Date

1850s

Culture or place

Maori people

Medium

Wood, pāua shell

Size

Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (9.5 × 9.6 × 47.6 cm) Other (Box): 2 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (7.3 × 9.6 × 47.6 cm) Other (Lid): 1 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (3.8 × 9.2 × 34.5 cm)

Type

Wood-Containers

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed