Figurine

Maker
Simon Koroa
Description
A male initiate (maraufu) holds his bonito shield (maramaraitapa), which resembles the prow of a bonito canoe. It is decorated with traditional white paint in chiselled incisions.
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Media/Materials
Wood and natural fibre [straw?]
Measurements
530 x 170 x 150mm HxWxD
Production place
Santa Catalina, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/14

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