Waka Tūpāpaku - CI3348

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A waka tūpāpaku is a box used for containing the bones of a person of high rank after they had been exposed on the atamira platform, the flesh removed and the bones anointed with oil and red ochre, placed in a waka tūpāpaku and taken to a tribal buriel cave.

Material: Tōtara

Measurements: 580mm x 140mm x 110mm
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Artist: Tristan Marler

Position: Kai Whakairo (Graduate Carver)

Iwi: Te Rarawa

 

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Artist: Tristan Marler

Position: Kai Whakairo (Graduate Carver)

Iwi: Te Rarawa