This photograph commemorates a historic royal visit and captures the practice of Fijian gift exchange.
Location Country: New Zealand
These datable potsherds offer clues to travel and trade in the central Pacific, or “sea of islands.”
Terracotta fragments, Lapita people
Tuffery’s iconic “tinned bull” addresses contemporary concerns about ecological health and food sovereignty.
Michel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe
This revered chief led the Māori at a time of rapid change in New Zealand. Both attire and tattoo mark his status.
Gottfried Lindauer, Tamati Waka Nene
This photograph commemorates a historic royal visit and captures the practice of Fijian gift exchange.
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