Voyage Round the World 6 - Bay of Islands

From the museum we were taken on a guided walk through the grounds, learning about Maori history as well as the local flora and fauna. We saw the beautiful long boats – replicas of the original ones used by the Maori. Carved from the kauri tree they are completely waterproof. One of these is seventy-nine years old and still watertight. The covered area where the boats are stored was decorated by stunning Maori carved wooden masks. I fell in love with the Maori carving. Below on the right is a drawing I did using white ink on black paper and inspired by the Maori carvings.