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A Dominion Museum Education service Maori tattooing box, the…
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Wellington
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22-Apr-2021
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A Dominion Museum Education service Maori tattooing box, the presentation cabinet fitted to the interior with a replica mahoe (wooden mallet) uhi (chisel) and pigment pot, together with a cast tattooed mask, a copy of the cast mask made in Rotorua in 1853 for Sir George grey of the tattooed warrior Tapu Te Whanoa of the Ngatiwakaue Hapu of the Arawa tribe, 45 x 55 x 18 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori