Story: Māori creation traditions
Carving is one way that Māori have traditionally transmitted stories about the origin and nature of the world. This photograph shows master carver Pine Taiapa working on such a carving, possibly during the 1930s or 1940s.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Railways Collection (PAColl-5167)
Reference: G-3882-1/1
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.