TWO CARVINGS FROM A SWAMP NEAR WAITARA There is so little ancient Taranaki carving in existence that when new pieces are found, this is quite an event for admirers of Maori art. About a year ago, two very impressive ‘epa’ were found at Waitara. Both are genuine stone-age pieces and among the finest Maori pieces in existence. Dr Roger Duff, Director of the Canterbury Museum, has stated they are right-hand ‘epa’ from two different pataka, found half a mile apart in the same swamp. On the left: Panel of female figure, 3ft × 1ft, with four fingers on the hand, four toes on the foot, evidently incomplete. On the right: Another female figure, 3ft × 10 ½in, three fingers and three toes. (Photographs: George Walker)
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Te Ao Hou, March 1959, Page 38
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123TWO CARVINGS FROM A SWAMP NEAR WAITARA Te Ao Hou, March 1959, Page 38
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