Maui Fishing up the North Island, W. Dittmer, 1907
The Maori god Maui fishing up the North Island, as depicted by W. Dittmer in 1907. Maui used the jawbone of an ancestor to fashion his fishing hook, smeared it with blood from his nose for bait, and pulled up the North Island from the sea.
Photo credit: Alexander Turnbull Library Ref: PUBL-0088-049
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