We visited the Auckland Museum in 2008 and were impressed, particularly with its Maori artifacts and exhibits as well as those from all over Polynesia. We have visited Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum in Wellington, three times since then, but still have very high regard for the Auckland Museum. From Baylys Beach we drove to the Top 10 in Orewa for a couple more days on the beach, sorting, packing, and closing out our 2018 NZ visit. We spent our last day, April 2nd, in Auckland, mostly at the great Museum on the hill.
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| Auckland Museum |
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The great 25m 100-warrior waka, perhaps the most memorable item at the
museum; the last of its kind, built in the 1830s |
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| View from the stern |
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Stern ornament; still processing this...Vicki conjectures it
depicts a viagra overdose... |
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Museum floorplan from which you can further appreciate the great size of this
war canoe, all cut from a single totara trunk |
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| Body marking implements (tattoo) |
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| How far from Disney do you have to get...? |
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| Among many cases of Polynesian exhibits |
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| Anatomical correctness from New Guinea |
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| Another canoe |
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| Spear collection |
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| Particularly ouchy ones |
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| Shields |
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| Beautifully wrought paddles and oars |
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| Bark quilts |
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| Assorted tools, containers |
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| Silly masks department |
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| Wood sculpture, man with pounamu |
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| More expert carving |
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| Conch horn |
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| A wealth of jade carving |
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| Oar and bailing buckets |
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Tiki or carved village entrance, this from the traditional
village at Rororua |
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Pounamu, jade paddles for pounding an enemy's
head; or for ceremonial use |
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| Celebrated pose |
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