Marae at the Museum

Auckland Museum has a life-size Maori meeting-house (wharenui - only the enclosed area outside is known as the marae).

This is the view into the wharenui from the marae.



The walls of the wharenui are covered in woven mats and a large number of carved tiki - each one with a different design.



And there are three even more impressive tiki looking out onto the marae.