Title
box treasure.box 4148
Identifier
Description
Rectangular box, with lid, elaborately carved with stone chisel. Inscription: in ink, inside: New Zealand Box
Date
Late: 1833
Format
L: 445 mm W: 256 mm Th: 95 mm
Relation
wood
Abstract
4. A finely carved box from the early Contact period before the mellow contours produced by stone adze and chisel gave way to the cold precision of iron and steel blades.
H. 10-12. NEW ZEALAND BOXES carved with a stone chisel. C. W. Nockells, 1833.
H. 10-12. NEW ZEALAND BOXES carved with a stone chisel. C. W. Nockells, 1833.
UUID
06207d22-d773-4c7c-9341-ac303f548d86
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