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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
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, 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 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
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