"Bargaining for a head, on the shore, the chief running up the price" – sketch by H. G. Robley
Toi moko, or Mokomokai, are the preserved heads of Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, where the faces have been decorated by tā moko tattooing. They became valuable trade items during the Musket Wars of the early 19th century.
Toi moko, or Mokomokai, are the preserved heads of Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, where the faces have been decorated by tā moko tattooing...
Māori culture and collected Māori items including almost three dozen Mokomokai, or heads of deceased Māori men. Robley was born at Funchal, Madeira on...
was after death to preserve the skin-covered skull known as Toi moko or mokomokai. In the period of early contact between Māori and Europeans these heads...
mummified heads as trophies from tribal warfare. They are also known as Mokomokai. In the 19th century, many of the trophies were acquired by Europeans...
some of their ancestors as well as certain enemies in a form known as mokomokai. They removed the brain and eyes, and smoked the head, preserving the...
Marbles, the Benin Bronzes, the Gweagal shield, Tipu's Tiger and the Mokomokai. The series premiered November 1, 2022, on ABC, and January 6, 2023, on...
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) feature shrunken heads. Mokomokai, preserved Māori heads also used as trade goods "National Geographic:...
many of her lyrics. Later, Prime became a campaigner for the return of mokomokai (preserved, tattooed human heads) from overseas museums. Prime was an...
until the 20th century in the Balkans. Human trophy taking in Mesoamerica Mokomokai: the much-traded and much-collected preserved tattooed heads of New Zealand...
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small pedestals. Made of plaster and paper mache, the heads referenced mokomokai, tattooed shrunken heads made by New Zealand's indigenous Māori, but the...
work includes Māori iconography and culture, such as shrunken heads, mokomokai, and native birds such as tūī, and European symbols and items. His paintings...
is tapu (sacred) in Māori culture. In Skully Pops (2004) Youle depicts mokomokai (ancient preserved heads), as inviting, bright coloured lollies that at...
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