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Patu wahaika / 2

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Wood, mother of pearl

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Patu wahaika / 2

Descrizione:

The wahaika is a distinct type of patu brought daily to the belt. Literally the term means: "fish mouth". The blows were made with the convex edge of the blade.

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Decorative element of the house

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Painted wood, mother of pearl (Haliotis sp.)

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Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Descrizione:

The ancestral figure in high relief served to visualize and recall the lines of descent, which played a crucial role in regulating access rights to lands and resources. Probably made for commercial use with whites.

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Acquisizione:

E.A.D'Albertis 1932

Author/ School/ Dating:

Para - rain hood

Inventario:

C.D.A.480

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm
Tipo di misura: altezzaxlunghezza
Valore: 87x100

Provenienza (nazione):

Nuova Zelanda

Tecnica:

La copertura è composta da strisce di foglie di "harakeke”, una pianta impropriamente chiamata lino, di ti kouka e di kieke.

Utilizzo:

Protezione dalla pioggia Posta sulle spalle Pioggia

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Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Descrizione:

Manufactured in a relatively short time, it is very effective in protecting from rain as the leaves serve as drainage channels. The cover is composed of strips of harakeke leaves, a plant improperly called "flax", ti kouka and kieke.

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Piupiu

Technique and Dimensions:

Plant fibres: Phormium tenax (harakeke)

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Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Descrizione:

Garment formed by strips of worked harakeke leaves, improperly called "linen"; the result is segmented ribbons that hang freely and follow the movement of the body in an oscillation that is precisely the meaning of the term maori piupiu.
It is worn in its variants, by men, women and children. Today it tends to replace "linen" with wool and plastic.
On the occasion of dances, the piupiu is accompanied by a pair of then - small spheres of harakeke (Phormium tenax) - held between the fingers by dancers and rhythmically moved.

Foto di Pipa cosiddetta a forma di “T”, fine ‘800 – inizio ‘900 (Dakota dell’Est o Dakota dell’Ovest)

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So-called "T-shaped" pipe, late 800 - early 900 (East Dakota or West Dakota)

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Catlinite (red clayey shale) carved

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

The catlinite was found only in the Pipestone quarry in Minnesota (now Pipestone National Monument). As soon as it was extracted, it was easy to work: to make the holes for the tobacco and for the storing of the torch, a wooden reel was used, rotated with a bow, gradually introducing abrasive sand and water into the hole.

Foto di Borsa per pipa e tabacco, 1870 – 1875 circa

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Acquisizione:

Collezione Missioni Cattoliche Americane 1893

Author/ School/ Dating:

Bag for pipe and tobacco, 1870 - 1875 approximately

Inventario:

S.N.28

Provenienza (nazione):

Stati Uniti d'America

Tecnica:

Si utilizzavano due strisce rettangolari, frangiate sull'estremità inferiore, di pelle conciata di cervide o di bisonte. Per la conciatura la pelle veniva tesa su dei pioli e con un raschiatoio si eliminavano residui di carne e cartilagini, quindi veniva lasciata stesa al sole ad asciugare per parecchi giorni. A questo punto la pelle veniva capovolta per rimuovere il pelo, tenuta a mollo e strofinata con una mistura di grassi animali per ammorbidirla. dopo averla lasciata nuovamente ad asciugare, veniva stirata e lavorata sulle due facce con una correggia ritorta di cuoio grezzo. I due pezzi di pelle venivano cuciti insieme e una o entrambe le superfici della borsa venivano decorate con applicazioni di aculei di porcospino, che venivano divisi a seconda della misura, ammorbiditi in bocca e, presso alcune tribù, venivano spaccati; quindi erano appiattiti con i denti o con le unghie. In un periodo più tardo, in seguito al contatto e ai conseguenti commerci con gli europei, gli aculei furono sostituiti con conterie di vetro policrome che formavano vari motivi decorativi.

Utilizzo:

Contenitore. Contenere pipa, tabacco e pigia tabacco. Cerimonie.

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

Bag for pipe and tobacco with embroidered floral pattern (French)
(Cree form, Ojibway decoration the two nations still live close today in northwestern Minnesota)

Foto di Giarrettiere da uomo, 1880 circa (Ojibway)

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Garters for men, circa 1880 (Ojibway)

Technique and Dimensions:

Glass frames, cotton yarn, wool

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

Garters for men with decoration of floral motifs (of French derivation); the fringes, originally much longer, were consumed and served as ties fixed under the knee.

Foto di Freccia, fine ‘800 (Indiani delle Pianure)

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Arrow, end of 800 (Plains Indians)

Technique and Dimensions:

Dehusked wooden rod, animal fiber, pens, iron tip

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

Metal spikes were sold by whites until the early 1860s, then the Natives learned to make them by recycling household metal items, such as pots; before contact with whites the spikes were made of bone, horn, flint or other hard stones

Foto di Tamburo cerimoniale, 1870 – 1880 circa, (Dakota dell’Est)

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Ceremonial drum, 1870 - 1880 about, (East Dakota)

Technique and Dimensions:

Dehusked and curved wood, deer skin, bison fur, pigments

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

Ceremonial drum framed with painted decoration depicting a rainbow and a "Y" of difficult interpretation

Foto di Tamburello da danza, 1875 – 1880 circa (Dakota dell’Est)

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Tambourine for dance, 1875 - 1880 circa (East Dakota)

Technique and Dimensions:

Dehulled and curved wood, deer skin, metal cones, glass (in-envelope) countries, pigments

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Descrizione:

Shamanic dance drum with painted decoration

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