Maori Picket Fence, Government Gardens, Rotorua, north island, New Zealand.

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Designs on the pickets depict Maoris sticking out their tongues, a common gesture in traditional Maori war dances (haka) designed to intimidate the enemy.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Rotorua, north island, New Zealand, South Pacific.
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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