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Auckland Museum

The excellent Auckland Museum houses a world-leading collection of Pacific Art, as well as a natural history collection with emphasis on native New Zealand species. Decorative art and military history are also covered.
Auckland Museum logo
Auckland Museum logo		 Information
Information		 War Memorial
War Memorial		 The Auckland Museum dominates the Auckland Domain
The Auckland Museum dominates the Auckland Domain
The museum building itself is a war memorial as well
The museum building itself is a war memorial as well		 Outrigger canoe Solomon Islands
Outrigger canoe Solomon Islands		 Ancestor boards (gope, kwoi, hohao) Papua New Guina
Ancestor boards (gope, kwoi, hohao) Papua New Guina		 Paddles
Paddles
Paddle
Paddle		 Mask from Papua New Guinea
Mask from Papua New Guinea		 Carvings from New Guinea
Carvings from New Guinea		 From the Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
From the Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
Kulap, New Ireland
Kulap, New Ireland		 Canoe prow
Canoe prow		 House gable finial, Papua New Guinea
House gable finial, Papua New Guinea		 Colonization of the Pacific Islands
Colonization of the Pacific Islands
Camakau, Sailing Canoe, Fiji
Camakau, Sailing Canoe, Fiji		 Camakau, Sailing Canoe, Fiji
Camakau, Sailing Canoe, Fiji		 Baukianga, stone-headed clubs, Rennell
Baukianga, stone-headed clubs, Rennell		 Necklaces
Necklaces
Wall-hanging made of small shells
Wall-hanging made of small shells		 Detail
Detail		 Malagan funerary figure, New Ireland
Malagan funerary figure, New Ireland		 Figure from Papua New Guinea
Figure from Papua New Guinea
Christian crucifix from Papua New Guinea
Christian crucifix from Papua New Guinea		 Polynesians arrived in New Zealand around 1200
Polynesians arrived in New Zealand around 1200		 Model of a Maori village
Model of a Maori village		 Maori Te Ohe carved around 1825 from Lake Rotorua
Maori Te Ohe carved around 1825 from Lake Rotorua
1840s Maori Tahuhu figures from a whare whakairo ridgepole
1840s Maori Tahuhu figures from a whare whakairo ridgepole		 Maori Rangitihi Pou (carved wall slabs or posts) ca 1870
Maori Rangitihi Pou (carved wall slabs or posts) ca 1870		 Maori tools
Maori tools		 Maori Carvings
Maori Carvings
Maori Pare - early 19th C door lintel
Maori Pare - early 19th C door lintel		 Maori carving
Maori carving		 Maori Tekoteko - carved figure
Maori Tekoteko - carved figure		 Porch section of a whare whakairo ridgepole
Porch section of a whare whakairo ridgepole
Maori figure from the 1840's
Maori figure from the 1840's		 Central hall of the Maori display containing a complete 1870s pataka (storehouse)
Central hall of the Maori display containing a complete 1870s pataka (storehouse)		 Figure of Tama-te-Kapua, capt of the Arawa canoe beached at Maketu
Figure of Tama-te-Kapua, capt of the Arawa canoe beached at Maketu		 Pataka
Pataka
The Maori carved images on the Pataka to represent the ancestors
The Maori carved images on the Pataka to represent the ancestors		 Ancestors
Ancestors		 Ancestors
Ancestors		 Older carvings
Older carvings
Pou Whakarae from a Pa at Tolaga Bay
Pou Whakarae from a Pa at Tolaga Bay		 Pou Whakarae - 2 large figures from a Pa near East Cape
Pou Whakarae - 2 large figures from a Pa near East Cape		 More Maori carvings at the Auckland Museum
More Maori carvings at the Auckland Museum		 Kuwaha Pataka, storehouse doorway
Kuwaha Pataka, storehouse doorway
Maori War Canoe could hold 100 warriors
Maori War Canoe could hold 100 warriors		 Te Toki a Tapiri, the last of the great Maori war canoes, is 25m long
Te Toki a Tapiri, the last of the great Maori war canoes, is 25m long		 Prow of the war canoe Te Toki a Tapiri, built around 1836
Prow of the war canoe Te Toki a Tapiri, built around 1836		 Stern of the war canoe
Stern of the war canoe
Stern of the war canoe
Stern of the war canoe		 Waharoa (gateway) 1830s
Waharoa (gateway) 1830s		 Kuwaha Pataka-carved storehouse doorway
Kuwaha Pataka-carved storehouse doorway		 Paepae Pataka, storehouse threshold
Paepae Pataka, storehouse threshold
Putatara, a large tropical triton shell trumpet
Putatara, a large tropical triton shell trumpet		 Maori jade carvings
Maori jade carvings		 Pipiwharauroa, pendant of pounamu jade
Pipiwharauroa, pendant of pounamu jade		 Figures from Hinana, a famouse 1856 storehouse
Figures from Hinana, a famouse 1856 storehouse
Ancestors
Ancestors		 Meeting house ridgepole
Meeting house ridgepole		 Axes and clubs
Axes and clubs		 Tiki
Tiki
Tiki
Tiki		 Te Ware (1902-1987)
Te Ware (1902-1987)		 The 2 key buildings of the Maori exhibit, the storehouse and the meetinghouse
The 2 key buildings of the Maori exhibit, the storehouse and the meetinghouse		 Hotonui, the 1878 Maori meetinghouse
Hotonui, the 1878 Maori meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Hotonui Meetinghouse
Hotonui Meetinghouse		 Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) a flightless parrot
Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) a flightless parrot		 The Kiwi
The Kiwi
The Kiwi bird, New Zealands national emblem
The Kiwi bird, New Zealands national emblem		 Upland moa (Megalapteryz didinus) and Mappin's moa (Pachyornis mappini)
Upland moa (Megalapteryz didinus) and Mappin's moa (Pachyornis mappini)		 Heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus)
Heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus)		 Giant Moa
Giant Moa
Dinosaur
Dinosaur		 There is a small amount of Maori art upstairs
There is a small amount of Maori art upstairs		 Greco-style Buddha
Greco-style Buddha		 Near and Middle Eastern Artefacts
Near and Middle Eastern Artefacts
Reproduction of the Dying Gladiatior
Reproduction of the Dying Gladiatior		 Dying Gladiatior
Dying Gladiatior		 Dying Gladiatior
Dying Gladiatior		 Dying Gladiatior
Dying Gladiatior
Reproduction of the Lancoon
Reproduction of the Lancoon		 See the Vatican for the original
See the Vatican for the original		 Lancoon
Lancoon		 Lancoon
Lancoon
Reproduction discus thrower
Reproduction discus thrower		 Discus Thrower
Discus Thrower		 Different view...
Different view...		 Auckland in the 1800s- Steer's Hotel
Auckland in the 1800s- Steer's Hotel
Auckland in the 1800s- Steer's Hotel
Auckland in the 1800s- Steer's Hotel		 Auckland in the 1800s- G.T. Chapman Bookseller and Publisher
Auckland in the 1800s- G.T. Chapman Bookseller and Publisher		 The Anglo-Boer War gallery
The Anglo-Boer War gallery		 World War I gallery
World War I gallery
World War I gallery
World War I gallery		 The Road to Damascus
The Road to Damascus		 General Allenby to his NZ troops after the Massacre at Surafend (Palestine) 1918
General Allenby to his NZ troops after the Massacre at Surafend (Palestine) 1918		 World War I gallery
World War I gallery
World War I gallery
World War I gallery		 Temporary exhibit on Gallipoli
Temporary exhibit on Gallipoli		 The First World War Sactuary
The First World War Sactuary		 South Africa War 1899-1902 (Second Anglo-Boer War)
South Africa War 1899-1902 (Second Anglo-Boer War)
Bell of the HMNZS Achilles, which fought the Graf Spee at the WWII Battle of the Plate River
Bell of the HMNZS Achilles, which fought the Graf Spee at the WWII Battle of the Plate River		 He's Coming South. It's fight, work or perish WWII
"He's Coming South. It's fight, work or perish" WWII		 German paratrooper submachine gun, World War II
German paratrooper submachine gun, World War II		 WWII allied artillery
WWII allied artillery
Japanese Imperial Naval Ensign
Japanese Imperial Naval Ensign		 Japanese aviation in World War II
Japanese aviation in World War II		 Japanese Zero - Mitsubishi A6M3 model 22
Japanese Zero - Mitsubishi A6M3 model 22		 Zero - 2679kg, 540 kmh, ceiling 10,500m, range 1260 miles (2030 with drop tanks)
Zero - 2679kg, 540 kmh, ceiling 10,500m, range 1260 miles (2030 with drop tanks)
Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF XVIE
Vickers Supermarine Spitfire LF XVIE		 Spitfire - 3402kg, 652 kmh, ceiling 12,200m, range 980 miles
Spitfire - 3402kg, 652 kmh, ceiling 12,200m, range 980 miles		 British Spitfire
British Spitfire		 German V1
German V1
German V1
German V1		 Holocaust gallery
Holocaust gallery		 Holocaust gallery
Holocaust gallery		 Japanese swords surrendered during World War II
Japanese swords surrendered during World War II
Samurai armor
Samurai armor		 Bladed weapons gallery
Bladed weapons gallery		 Bladed weapons gallery
Bladed weapons gallery		 Bladed weapons gallery
Bladed weapons gallery
Second World War Shrine in the Hall of Memory
Second World War Shrine in the Hall of Memory		 Hall of Memory
Hall of Memory		 Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of the River Plate
Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of the River Plate		 Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of Britain
Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of Britain
Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of Britain
Hall of Memory - commemorating the Battle of Britain		 Record of the Fallen 1939-1945, Hall of Memory
Record of the Fallen 1939-1945, Hall of Memory		 Showery day in Auckland with the Sky Tower
Showery day in Auckland with the Sky Tower		 The Lamppost at the End of the Rainbow
The Lamppost at the End of the Rainbow
Double rainbow over the Auckland Domain
Double rainbow over the Auckland Domain		 Rainbow with the Auckland Museum
Rainbow with the Auckland Museum		 Rainbow with the memorial in front of the Auckland Museum
Rainbow with the memorial in front of the Auckland Museum		 Rainbow & War Memorial
Rainbow & War Memorial
Auckland May19 008.jpg
Auckland May19 008.jpg

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