Māori bartering with Joseph Banks (CC0001)

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Front of curiosity card CC0001 with image of Tupaia's painting of a Maori trading a crayfish with Joseph Banks

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Back of curiosity card CC0001, with image description, fertile questions, and a link with more information

Image on card: Māori trading a crayfish with Joseph Banks, ca 1769 by Tupaia. Ref: Add MS 15508, f. 12 British Library. Public domain.

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