Te kumete

Description:

Te kumete. Wooden receptacle. This is a carved wooden receptacle. It has been carved from a dark wood. It is rectangular in form with two carved circular, convex projections upon the exterior of the short sides. A large rectangular cavity, with inward sloping sides has been carved out. It is low in height and long in shape. Its base concaves with curved edges that finish at the rim, portraying oval-like sides. The surface of the sides and inte...

Display date:

Made: Pre 1936; Acquired: Circa 1936

Location:

Gilbert Islands

Collections:

Auckland Museum Collections Online

Content partner:

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Availability:

Not specified