Carved Kiwi Bird

Object detail

Accession number

1969.337.8

Description

Kiwi bird carved from Kauri gum. There are some green "leaves" in front of the bird's beak. The bird has been textured so make it appear that it has feathers, and has been coloured slightly. The eyes have bee left uncoloured and glossed. The bird is attached to the main part of the Kauri at its body and at its beak. There is circular gap between the base and the kiwi's head.

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Gum

Credit Line

Carved Kiwi Bird, 1969.337.8. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Sculpture Carving Communication Artefacts Art

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

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