Waka Huia Bowl in MADINZ Presentation Box

The Waka Huia (Feather Box) was the treasure box of a chief or a family group.

Waka Huia were originally used for holding ceremonial items or valued treasures and the long tail feathers of the Huia bird. The tail feathers were used to adorn the hair of Maori chiefs - hence this is where the name is derived from.

Combs for the hair, tiki, greenstone and bone ornaments, valued feathers and other small treasures were all retained in the papahou under a very special tapu. The box was suspended from a rafter of a chief's sleeping hut or kept in one of those small whatu rangi upheld by a single pole of considerable length.
 
Size L38 x W10 x H8 cm
 
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