Maori man performs hongi with front of Ngātokimatawhaorua ceremonial war canoe (waka taua) at the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand

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Size: 3636px × 5580px
Location: Waitangi Treaty Grounds (Bay of Islands), Waitangi, New Zealand
Photo credit: © paul kennedy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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