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Maori Waka Image Gallery

This is a collection of photos and etchings of a variety of 1800's and early 1900's Maori waka and races. Images courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
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Description:Carved prow of a waka. Taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1910.
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Description: Shows the carved taurapa (wooden prow) of a waka taua (war canoe) representing Te Rauparaha, with feathers attached.
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Description:Unidentified man hollowing out the shell of a waka. Both the waka and the man are surround by large woodchips. There seems to be another waka behind the man. Taken by an unidentified photographer.
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Description:Maori waka. Photograph taken in 1899 by Beattie & Sanderson.
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Description:Looking along a shoreline with a war canoe close to shore, with a rower holding an oar seated in the stern. On the shore are many Maori, most holding oars. There are hills in the distance
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Description:Maori waka `Ngatokimatawhaorua' being launched prior to the Waitangi Day events in February 1940. Taken by B Snowden in 1940.
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Description:Group of Maori men competing in a waka hurdle race at Ngaruawahia, circa 1920s. Taken by an unidentified photographer.
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Description:Carved prow of a Maori canoe (waka) with a (disproportionately small) man standing in the prow. In the background is another canoe with three sails
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Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of these images.