Sujet
A carved lizard, probably from a storehouse roof
Légende
A carved lizard, probably from a storehouse roof, The lizard was a sign of life and death, and therefore of spiritual force, mana, and tapu. It served to indicate that the objects it protected belonged to a high ranking woman, in this case probably Hinematioro of Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Talaga Bay. New Zealand. Maori. 18th c Tolaga Bay.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_406
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,8Mo (1,2Mo) / 31,1cm x 24,0cm / 3672 x 2832 (300dpi)