A model war canoe, wakataua, attributed to the carver Rakarubi Rukupo, made in the Gisbourne area
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A model war canoe, wakataua, attributed to the carver Rakarubi Rukupo, made in the Gisbourne area

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A model war canoe, wakataua, attributed to the carver Rakarubi Rukupo, made in the Gisbourne area, Until the end of the eighteenth century the war canoe was the most prized and decorated clan possession. Later this role was taken over by the storehouse. New Zealand. Maori. mid 19th c Gisbourne.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A27_392

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