Tangaroa figure

Description:
Tangaroa figure, 1990-1991, Rarotonga, by Exham Wichman. Gift of the Daniel and Sosene families, 1994. Te Papa (FE010351). Before the introduction of Christianity, Cook Islands people worshipped a pantheon of gods and deities. On some islands, Tangaroa was considered the principal god of the sea and of creation. Images of him took many forms and were made from stone, wood, shell, pandanus leaf, tapa (bark cloth) and human hair. On the islands of Rarotonga and Ait... Overall: 100mm (width), 255mm (height), 100mm (length)
Display date:
1990-1991
Location:
Rarotonga
Format:
PhysicalObject
Collections:
Te Papa Collections Online
Content partner:
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Availability:
Not specified
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