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This carved wooden panel is typical of the type of panels made for a Maori community meeting house in New Zealand. Depicting ancestors of the woodcarver, they were made to ward off evil spirits and connect people to the past. This panel was displayed at the Crystal Palace in 1867.
Perth Art Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
Perth
Title
Ngāti Porou House Panel (Poupou)
Date
1860s
Medium
wood & haliotis shell inlay
Measurements
H 231.5 x W 58 x D 1 cm
Accession number
1937.19.2
Acquisition method
acquired from Lord James Stewart Murray, 1937
Work type
Panel
Perth Art Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
78 George Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross PH1 5LD Scotland
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