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A British Museum waka paddle with competing Cook Strait attribution
1869
British Museum object Oc.5370 is a Māori waka paddle donated by William Bragge in 1869. The museum lists Poverty Bay as its production place by style, while its curator comments preserve a differing Cook Strait attribution. This object offers a useful provenance case study: historical classifications can disagree, and both must remain visible until stronger evidence resolves them.
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