Epa

Description
Epa. One of a pair deposited at the museum. Roughly rectangular. Painted red-brown over the surface except for the reverse side. Slanted upper edge, the left hand corner, on the obverse side, is higher, it slants on roughly a 45 degree angle. The carving depicts a stylised figure with a head (top of the head and neck) between its legs.
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Description
Epa. One of a pair deposited at the museum. Roughly rectangular. Painted red-brown over the surface except for the reverse side. Slanted upper edge, the left hand corner, on the obverse side, is higher, it slants on roughly a 45 degree angle. The carving depicts a stylised figure with a head (top of the head and neck) between its legs.
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Subject categories
Iwirakau
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
6669

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