Aū’a
- Description:
- Aū’a. Bowl. Carved from a single piece of ra'au (wood), the aū’a is a shallow, oval shape with a squared outer lip, and oval inner lip. The rim is flat and is decorated with a carved geometric designs terminating at the shoulder with a face motif where the eyes take on the appe'Arānce of two suns. The rim pattern consists of two adjacent rows of 'X' motifs which changes, as the rim broadens towards the shoulder into a zig-zag and serration mot...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1950; Acquired: 04 Jul 1950
- Location:
- Austral Islands
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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