Title
A model war canoe, wakataua, attributed to the carver Rakarubi Rukupo, made in the Gisbourne area
Caption
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.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A27_392
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26,3Mb (796,8Kb) / 11,5in x 8,9in / 3452 x 2663 (300dpi)