| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
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National Museum |
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 Carved post. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
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National Museum |
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Detail of a carved post. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
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National Museum |
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Fisherman's kit (found 1932). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Kereru, water traps to catch pigeons. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
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National Museum |
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Trap for kiore (the Polynesian rat). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Gourds used to store preserved birds in their own fat. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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High ranking Maori chief. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Jade pendant. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Model of a Maori pa (fortified village). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Carved side posts from a house from the East Coast. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Obsidian (volcanic glass), used to make knives. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Matau (bone fish hooks), here (bone bird spears) and a harpoon point. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Whalebone combs and ornaments (early 19th century). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Maori musical instruments. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Carved lintel. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Shields from Papua New Guinea in a section devoted to the Pacific Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Shield from Papua New Guinea (1924). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Yam storehouse carved board from the Trobriand Islands and a canoe board from Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Detail from a carved board from New Guinea. The boards are kept in the house of a chief. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Chief house board with the face of an ancester (Papua New Guinea). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Chief house board with the face of an ancester (Papua New Guinea). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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House finial from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Kava bowl (Samoa, 1800s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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A fine mat with feathers (Samoa). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Basket from Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Tapa (bark cloth) is common in Polynesia. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Detail of a tapa (bark cloth). These are made by women from mulberry trees. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Dance skirt from Samoa. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Papua New Guinea apron. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Wool embroidered mat, Samoa. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Canoe padles from Tonga. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Bark paper print from Fiji. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Papua New Guinea apron made from tree bark. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Basket from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Pacific Island boat. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Woman's skirt (Rotuma). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Wedding mat from the Caroline Islands (1920s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Rain cape (Papua New Guinea). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Ceremonial tub from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Detail from a ceremonial tub from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Bowl from the Solomon Islands (1950). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Rurutu from the Austral Islands, 1950. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Carving of a goddess, Austral Islands (1950s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The deity, Munge-dukna from Melanesia. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Canoe protector figure from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The deity, Kulap (New Ireland). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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1927 image of the deity, Kulap from New Ireland. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Malagan (New Ireland, 1920s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
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National Museum |
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The face of the deity, Malagan (New Ireland). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Female ancestor figure from the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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A yena from the Sepik region (Papua New Guinea). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Female figure from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Quilt from the Cook Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Detail from a quilt (Cook Islands). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Body adornment Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Body ornaments from various islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Ornament from Melanesia. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Items from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Items from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Collar from the Marquesas Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Weaving from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Beaded loin cloths, Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Two Pacific Island figures. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Mask, New Ireland. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Mask from the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Eharo mask from Orokola, Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Sailing canoe from Fiji. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Fighting shields from Papua New Guinea. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Smoking pipes from Papua New Guinea and West Papua (Indonesia). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Headrest from Tonga. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Necklaces from the Pacific. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Body adornment from the Solomon Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Polynesian basket. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Former fighting clothes later used for ceremonies (Cook Islands). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Decorated bark cloth from Niue. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Decorated bark cloth from Samoa. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Whale tooth necklace. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Whale tooth and pearl shell breast plate. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Ritual dish from Fiji. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Breast plate from Fiji. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Bark cloth from Tonga. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Pueki shell shroud for a grave (Tonga). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The goddess, Kave (Caroline Islands). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Pipes from the Marquesas Islands. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Fishing lines from the Pacific. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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One of two spieces of bat endemic to New Zealand before the arrival of mammals with humans. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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South Island adzebill, a flightless bird that is now extinct. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The kiwi is the national symbol of New Zealand. It is now endangered. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The moa was the largest extict flightless bird. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The largest moa egg known had the capacity of 60 chicken eggs. The smaller egg is the smallest moa egg found. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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The tuatara is a reptile in its own family that is only found in New Zealand. It is unlike any living reptile. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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This European fossil from the Jurassic period is almost identical to the tuatara. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Cast glass by Mike Crawford (2020). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Government House dinner plate (England, 1840s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Items owned by the Ah Chee Chinese family from the 1870s. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Barber chair from the 1950s. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Fireworks from the 1960s. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Bottle, box, teapot and cup (porcelain, 1970s). |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Rag rug, 2019. |
2023 |
| New Zealand |
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|
Auckland |
|
National Museum |
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Rugby Union cap from 1924. |
2023 |
