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Māori sometimes kept animals as pets. The explorer Kupe and his pet kurī (Polynesian dog) are depicted in a carving on the roof of the wharenui (meeting house) at Victoria University’s Te Herenga Waka Marae.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington
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