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Papahou (treasure box), Māori artist, Wood, shell (pāua), Maori people — Papahou (treasure box)
Māori artist
18th century

Flute (Putorino), Māori artist, Wood, fiber, Maori people — Flute (Putorino)
Māori artist
ca. 1800–1820

Model Canoe Prow, Wood, shell, Maori people — Model Canoe Prow
Maori people
mid to late 19th century

Hand Club (Wahaika [?]), Wood, Maori people, Te Arawa — Hand Club (Wahaika [?])
Maori people, Te Arawa
ca. 1890

Treasure Box (Wakahuia), Wood, mother-of-pearl, Maori people, Te Arawa — Treasure Box (Wakahuia)
Maori people, Te Arawa
1830s–40s

Carrying Basket (Kete Whakairo), Kerehi Makiwhara, Fiber, Maori people — Carrying Basket (Kete Whakairo)
Kerehi Makiwhara
mid-20th century

Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 1, Shigeyuki Kihara Samoan, Chromogenic print on "Fujicolor Professional Paper", Samoan — Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 1
Shigeyuki Kihara
Person in Photograph Shigeyuki Kihara
Photographer Sean Coyle
2004–5

Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 2, Shigeyuki Kihara Samoan, Digital image — Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 2
Shigeyuki Kihara
Photographer Sean Coyle
2004–2005

Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 3, Shigeyuki Kihara Samoan, digital image — Fa'afafine: In the Manner of a Woman, Triptych 3
Shigeyuki Kihara
Photographer Sean Coyle
2004–2005

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