Anchor (1st of 2)
Anchor (1st of 2)
The anchor was known as the punga. This one is reputed to be the anchor stone of the Matawhaorua, the canoe that the Polynesian explorer Kupe was sailing when he discovered New Zealand.
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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