Sidestep: Hawaiian style in Taranaki

Facial similarities

Hawaiian carrying-stick (auamo), heavy red-brown wood, highly finished and polished, round in section, slightly curved and thicker in the centre. Each end is carved with a large projecting human head with two inclined and pointed projections. Length, 1.71m by 3.8cm, 4.1cm diameter at the centre. Carved face lengths, 25cm & 17cm

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