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Tangaroa carving, Cook Islands

Tangaroa carving, Cook Islands

Tangaroa is the Cook Islands god of the sea. An image representing a carved figure of Tangaroa is shown on this one-dollar coin.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Basil Keane

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Manuka Henare. 'Te mahi kai – food production economics', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-mahi-kai-food-production-economics/1/2/3