Auckland, New Zealand - 8 May 2012. Wood carving is a respected art form for New Zealand's Maori peoples. It is used for everyday and construction, pu

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Auckland, New Zealand - 8 May 2012. Wood carving is a respected art form for New Zealand's Maori peoples. It is used for everyday and construction, purposes, as well as formal, ritual and ceremonial uses. Here we see striking carvings of heads and faces in a complete Maori meeting house, kept intact in Auckland Museum.

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