Maori carving from the Hotunui (meeting house) in Auckland Museum. This full size building was originally a wedding gift from Ngati Awa (a Maori tribe in the Bay of Plenty) to Ngati Maru (another Maori tribe in Thames).

Maori carving from the Hotunui (meeting house) in Auckland Museum. This full size building was originally a wedding gift from Ngati Awa (a Maori tribe in the Bay of Plenty) to Ngati Maru (another Maori tribe in Thames).