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October 11, 2013

New Zealand Maori Pouwhenua

Maori carvings tell a story, and we have a form of totem pole, called pou or pouwhenua here in New Zealand. They’re like carved poles and were used by the Maori to mark boundaries.

Mr Munro snapped photos of these pou up at Paihia in the north of the North Island.

Pou, Paihia

Pou

Pou. Paihia

Pou, Paihia

Pou, Paihia

I’m not sure what story these pou told, but they were definitely interesting!

5 Comments

  1. Jennifer Shirk

    Very cool!

    • Shelley Munro

      I’ve never seen a whole lot together like this. They were very cool.

  2. Mary Kirkland

    Those are very interesting totems.

  3. Heather

    Amazing photos, Shelley — thanks for sharing them!