Tauihu (Canoe Figurehead)

Tauihu (Canoe Figurehead)

about 1800
Culture
Maori
Locale
Polynesia
Country
New Zealand
Object
prow, canoe
Medium
Wood and Pāua (abalone shell)
Accession Number
1949.4464
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition fund

Maori artist, Tauihu (Canoe Figurehead), About 1800. Wood and Pāua (abalone shell); 15 7/8 x 7 x 42 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1949.4464. Photography © Denver Art Museum

Dimensions
height: 15 7/8 in, 40.3225 cm; width: 7 in, 17.7800 cm; length: 42 in, 106.6800 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Oceania
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Fred Harvey collection, Albuquerque, before 1915 to about 1940. Julius Carlebach (b. July 28, 1909, d. October 13, 1964), New York, NY, between about 1940 to 1949; Denver Art Museum, 1949.
Exhibition History
  • “Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023