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Atamira exhibition to honour Ui Ariki

Wednesday 27 July 2016 | Published in Local

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Atamira exhibition to honour Ui Ariki
Master carvers Mike and Awhitea Tavioni pictured crafting large atamira from blocks of teak at their back road studio in June 2016. The seats were first cut out with a chainsaw before finishing work began. 16062934

In RECOGNITION of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the House of Ui Ariki under the Cook Island’s constitution the Cook Islands National Museum is exhibiting 14 of the atamira (thrones of chiefs) specially commissioned for this year’s celebrations.

In RECOGNITION of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the House of Ui Ariki under the Cook Island’s constitution the Cook Islands National Museum is exhibiting 14 of the atamira (thrones of chiefs) specially commissioned for this year’s celebrations.


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