Kaitāia carving
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Kaitāia carving
This remarkable carving from about 1400 was once thought to be a door lintel, but is more likely a roof decoration, designed to be seen from both sides. Now in the Auckland Museum, it originally came from Lake Tāngonge, near Kaitāia in the heart of Te Rarawa territory.
Whai muri
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Reference: Ethno 6341
Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Papa Whakahiku must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
