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Carving Carving

Carving of Maui, Koruru (mask) for the gable of a meeting house. Totara wood, painted red with haliotis (paua) shell inlay: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, by John Bevan Ford, 1993

War canoe War canoe

Canoe (waka) in the form of a War Canoe (Waka Taua) with carved prow figure, and side strakes, bound with stern post (V.2008.96), wood and haliotis (paua) shell inlay: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Bay of Plenty, Māori, c. 1820

Adze haft Adze haft

Adze haft, carved wood with a tiki figure, the eyes are inlaid with haliotis (paua) shell, attached to nephrite stone blade (A.1890.564) with fibre: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, North Island, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Māori, early 19th century

Hei-tiki Hei-tiki

Hei-tiki of nephritic greenstone, head of figure inclined to left, eyes inlaid with haliotis shell, with diagonal perforation through top of head: New Zealand, Māori, late 19th century

Canoe stern post Canoe stern post

Stern post (taurapa) for canoe (A.UC.767), carved in acrylic and inlaid with haliotis (paua) shell with binding and feathers hanging from upper tip: Oceania, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori, by George Nuku, 2008

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