Story: Waka – canoes
This waka tētē (fishing canoe) was photographed at Auckland’s Mechanics Bay around the mid-1860s. At the prow there is a simple tētē or pakoko (stylised face with protruding tongue).
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Auckland Art Gallery - Toi o Tamaki
Photograph by John Kinder, C. 1865
Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
