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 a warrior wielding a club in a Rotorua Maori village.

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