BRIAN BRAKE
Opposite right A n ancestor portrayed on a centre pole in a house from the Waiapu Valley. The house belonged to Te Wharehinga, a chief of Ngati Porou. This figure was carved about 1850. Like the bone box, it can be seen in the A uckland Museum.
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Kaea, Issue 3, 1 June 1980, Page 23
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49BRIAN BRAKE Opposite right A n ancestor portrayed on a centre pole in a house from the Waiapu Valley. The house belonged to Te Wharehinga, a chief of Ngati Porou. This figure was carved about 1850. Like the bone box, it can be seen in the A uckland Museum. Kaea, Issue 3, 1 June 1980, Page 23
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