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CORONATION GIFT - (Te Ao Hou - No. 6 Royal Tour)
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- Maori Affairs DepartmentMaori Affairs Department
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- Te Ao Hou
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Some of the most beautiful carving ever done by Maoris is to be seen in the museums of the world on ancient waka huia , or feather boxes, in which were kept huia feathers, greenstone ornaments and other heirlooms. Almost every waka huia has at the ends either pierced carving, or carved heads projecting from the box. The purpose of these was to enab...
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- Te Ao Hou - No. 6 (Royal Tour)
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