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Waka huia (treasure box)

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Wood shell (pāua), Maori people
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
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Title: Waka huia (treasure box)
Description:
Wood shell (pāua), Maori people.

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