Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: Polynesian settlers to New Zealand brought with them tropical cultigens, but the temperate climate imposed restrictions on where crops could be grown. The adaptations Maori gardeners made to the landscape in order to grow their vegetables can be seen archaeologically. The types of evidence are described, drawing on specific archaeological sites and archaeological investigations. Regional variation is also discussed.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Polynesian settlers to New Zealand brought with them tropical cultigens, but the temperate climate imposed restrictions on where crops could be grown. The adaptations Maori…

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: "Auckland Museum has in the collection a unique tangible link between Maori and the East Polynesian homeland. A fishing lure made from tropical black-lipped pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera) was found in a 1964 archaeological excavation at Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. The lure is highly significant because it was made in East Polynesia and brought here, on a waka, with the Polynesian settlers of Aotearoa."--At head of topic page.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Auckland Museum has in the collection a unique tangible link between Maori and the East Polynesian homeland. A fishing lure made from tropical black-lipped pearl shell…

Description: "Objects from Oruarangi, a pa south of Thames, tell us about the activities of Maori who intermittently lived there over a period of hundreds of years. They form a large part of the Museum's Maori collection."--At head of topic page.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Objects from Oruarangi, a pa south of Thames, tell us about the activities of Maori who intermittently lived there over a period of hundreds of years. They form a large part…

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: "Five Maori painters explores the work of Robyn Kahukiwa, Emily Karaka, Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Saffronn Te Ratana and Star Gossage, highlighting the deep connections between Maori painting traditions and contemporary art practice. Beautifully illustrated essays reveal the diversity of individual approaches to painting and the artists' shared concerns. Together with these essays, discussions of traditional Maori art practices and insights into each artist's technique show the enduring power of painting to record and reinterpret history, and respond to contemporary life."--Book jacket.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Five Maori painters explores the work of Robyn Kahukiwa, Emily Karaka, Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Saffronn Te Ratana and Star Gossage, highlighting the deep connections between…

Description: Report into archaeological work involved in the discovery and excavation of koiwi tangata at Long Bay Restaurant site, R10/1374.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Report into archaeological work involved in the discovery and excavation of koiwi tangata at Long Bay Restaurant site, R10/1374.