Treasure Box (Papahou)

Medium

Wood, shell

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. × W. 4 in. × D. 17 1/2 in. (8.3 × 10.2 × 44.5 cm) H. 5 1/2 in. w/mount

Classification

Wood-Containers

Culture

Maori people

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1960

Accession Number

1978.412.755a, b