Wooden carving of a “fisherman’s god” from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Carved from wood, with black de
Wooden carving of a “fisherman’s god” from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Carved from wood, with black designs representing tattoos. Artist unknown; 18th or 19th century. Now in the British Museum. -- source link
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