| Object Number | 97-120-627 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Kauri Gum | Pigment |
| Description | A large bust of a Māori man with tā moko (tattoo) made of kāpia (kauri gum). The hair, eyebrows, and pupils have been dyed black, most likely with a soot mixture. The bust has been damaged, and several pieces of resin are missing. Busts were made of kauri gum starting in the mid-1800s as tourist pieces. Kauri gum carvings could be made both by hand and with a mould. Busts could be made to represent a specific person. Exporting kauri was a major industry in New Zealand from the mid-1800s until the early 1900s. Kauri gum was used to make varnish and linoleum. |
| Height | 36 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-627 - Old Museum Number | 15858 uncertain - ANSP Number | 15859 uncertain - ANSP Number |
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