Waka taua carvings (1st of 3)
Waka taua carvings (1st of 3)
Waka taua (war canoes) had elaborately carved tauihu (bow figureheads). This one was carved by Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke, the paramount Te Āti Awa chief in the 1800s, and gifted to the Duke of Edinburgh during his New Zealand visit in 1869. Because carvings were so highly valued, carvers were often rangatira (chiefs).
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Auckland War Memorial Museum
Carving by Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake
Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Papa Whakahiku must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
