Honu, Canterbury — E150.1125/ OLDMAN 104/348
Origin and findspot
Made at: Easter Island/Pacific
Recorded in: Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum collection record for Honu, Canterbury — E150.1125/ OLDMAN 104/348
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: Canterbury Museum
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Reported location: Canterbury
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Source accounts
Canterbury Museum collection record for Honu, Canterbury — E150.1125/ OLDMAN 104/348 (7 claims)
Reference: https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/73892/carving-head
Source author: Canterbury Museum
Classification: Carving: Head
Description: Carved wood head with inlaid eyes of bone and obsidian.
Made at: Easter Island/Pacific
Description: Puchased by: New Zealand Government: 1948; Purchased by: William O Oldman
Description: Dimensions (LxWxH): whole: 101.6 x 57.15 x 69.85mm
Catalogue number: E150.1125
Catalogue number: OLDMAN 104 345
Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery (9 claims)
Reference: https://www.indigen.eu/gallery
Classification: Honu
Reported holder: Canterbury Museum
Reported location: Canterbury
Catalogue number: E150.1125/ OLDMAN 104/348
Material: wood
Description: Collection date: 19th century
Description: Collector: unknown
Description: Acquisition date: 1948, by New Zealand Government from William Oldman
Description: Dimensions: 10,16 x 5,71 x 6,98 cm