CANOE PROW MAKING BY MAORI

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CANOE PROW MAKING BY MAORI

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun May 20, 2018 9:27 pm

Canoe Prow.
This 1d stamp shows us the making of a canoe prow by the Maori in New Zealand before 1800 by which the New Zealand Post gives:
When it is considered that the Māori did not process metal tools and relied upon stone and bone, the intricacy and beauty of the wood carving that was produced is incredible.

New Zealand 1906 1d sg 371, scott ?.
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1906 canoe prow.png

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