Te Maniatutu Tanenui Carved Poupou Panel

Te Maniatutu Tanenui. This poupou carved panel, is made from a single piece of wood. It depicts a standing figure with hands resting at the stomach. The figure has inlaid paua shell eyes. The figures face, arms, legs, and chest have incised designs reflecting body tattoo. To the sides of the figure are manaia figures, also with paua shell eyes. Marked on the reverse 'Tanenui by Te Maniatutu, Rotorua'. Height 31.89 in., width 11.42 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa

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Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Maori artefacts
- manaia (figure) 434
- tattoing equipment 18
- whare and parts 140