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Gallery
Tattooed Marquesan warrior with Cassis shell conch.
Tattooed Marquesan warrior with Cassis shell conch. Ref.: Andersen 1934:opp.70, from Dumont d'Urville, 1846, Atlas pittoresque, Voyage au Pole Sud, vol.1, Plate 58
NZ Maori: Putatara conch trumpet which belonged to King Tawhiao.
NZ Maori: Putatara conch trumpet which belonged to King Tawhiao. Murex shell with carved wooden mouthpiece. Auckland Institute and Museum 37539. Photo M. McLean. Ref. Weavers 362.
Hawai'i: Pahu hula drum with carved wooden figures.
Hawai'i: Pahu hula drum with carved wooden figures. Canterbury Museum E.150.1185, ex Oldman Collection No. 30. Ref. Weavers 298.
Southern Cook Islands: Pa'u mango drum from Mangaia.
Southern Cook Islands: Pa'u mango drum from Mangaia. Auckland Institute and Museum 8865. Photo M. McLean. Ref. Weavers 57.
Tahiti: Vivo nose flute played by the lad Taiota, servant of Tupaia, Cook's Tahitian interpreter.
Tahiti: Vivo nose flute played by the lad Taiota, servant of Tupaia, Cook's Tahitian interpreter. From Parkinson's Journal of a Voyage to the South SEAS (1773, Pl.9). Ref. Weavers 26.
Bahinemo, PNG. Canoe-shaped slit gong typical of New Guinea and Island Melanesia.
Bahinemo, PNG. Canoe-shaped slit gong typical of New Guinea and Island Melanesia. Drawn by Caroline Phillips after Chenoweth 1976:9. Ref. Weavers 349.
Tonga: Nafa slit gong from Dumont D'Urville Voyage de la corvette Astrolabe, drawn in 1827. REF. Weavers 123.
Tonga: Nafa slit gong from Dumont D'Urville Voyage de la corvette Astrolabe, drawn in 1827.
Southern Cook Islands: Ove Slit gong from Atiu, with beater
Southern Cook Islands: Ove Slit gong from Atiu, with beater, Auckland Institute and Museum, AIM 40971. Photo M. McLean. Ref. Weavers 58.
Samoa: Turn of the century early photograph of a possible ula dance.
Samoa: Turn of the century early photograph of a possible ula dance. Turnbull Library F-137642-1/2. REF. WEAVERS 146.
Tonga: A women's night dance from Ha'apai, accompanied by part singing and a group of three men playing graduated stamping tubes, seen by Cook during his third voyage, and demonstrating traits that may well have been acquired from Lapita potters.
Tonga: A women's night dance from Ha'apai, accompanied by part singing and a group of three men playing graduated stamping tubes, seen by Cook during his third voyage, and demonstrating traits that may well have been acquired from Lapita potters. Drawn by John Webber, 1777. Turnbull Library C-131-017. Ref. Weavers 120 from Cook and King 1784: Plate 17
Tonga: A modern nose flute, decorated with geometric designs and the names of prominent noblemen of the day.
Tonga: A modern nose flute, decorated with geometric designs and the names of prominent noblemen of the day. Auckland Institute and Museum AIM 12812. Accessioned by the museum in 1916. Photo. M. McLean. Ref. Weavers 127.