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Rare Antique MĀORI Hand Carved Hardwood Feeding Funnel New Zealand Paua Bird For Sale
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Rare Antique MĀORI Hand Carved Hardwood Feeding Funnel New Zealand Paua Bird:
$1999.99
The carved oval bowl decorated with indigenous geometric design above a bird mosaic with Paua eyes at the peak. Overall 8 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Maori are the tangata whenua, the indigenous people, of New Zealand. They discovered New Zealand more than 1,000 years ago from their Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki. The Ta moko is a Maori Tattoo which is a unique expression of cultural heritage and identity. It reflects the individual's whakapapa (ancestry) and personal history. In earlier times it was an important signifier of social rank, knowledge, skill and eligibility to marry. A Moko is the practice of scarring and marking of the skin to reflect the genealogy of the Maori wearer. Moko can be seen as a cultural affirmation. A tattoo is the English version of the Tahitian word “tatu" and is the tradition marking of the skin with ink and needles. According to legend, the tattoos would take days to execute, the feeding funnel provided nourishment. Within Maori culture, these wooden feeding funnels are known as 'Korere.' The funnel is made of wood inset with abalone shell and carved with interlacing ancestral designs. Korere feed high-status individuals such as chiefs when the ability to consume food is restricted. This restriction can be due to activities called 'tabu,' the origin of the word 'taboo'. 'Tabu' is used to describe a powerful or dangerous situation which must be controlled. One example would be during a tattoo ceremony when the chief has his face marked with traditional moko designs; he could be fed through the feeding funnel. This was for practical as well as ritual reasons; tattooing would cause excessive swelling, and water and healing agents could be passed down the funnel. The Korere would limit physical contact between the food and chief when both are considered charged with 'mana' or power, and therefore tabu.
Very good condition
Previous owner told us that his father picked this up while on a business trip to New Zealand sometime in the 1940s. He was an international businessman who traveled all over the world.
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