Story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
This painting by John Bevan Ford, ‘Peoples of the Pacific’, is part of his ‘Ngā tohunga waka’ (expert navigators) series. It depicts various types of waka (canoes) used in Pacific voyaging, and stars used for navigation. By circumstance the peoples of the Pacific were seafarers.
Image courtesy of John Bevan Ford
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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tamaki
Artwork by John Bevan Ford
Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.