We took the weekend off and drove to Rotorua, a village about a four hour drive south. It is a center for Maori history and also centrally located for many tourist attractions and activities. Our first stop was Te Puia, a Maori arts and crafts institute in a natural thermal valley.
Following are some examples of Maori woodcarving, and finally, a woodcarver continuing the tradition:
3 comments:
amazing talent here for sure.
Karen, very interesting! The natives do a lot of carving here too, but I don't think it's quite as intricate!
Not only very interesting but your photos are perfect.
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