Lorraine this looks so real I had to take another look. His eyes are what looked real to me. Isnt Nigel a tallented man and all around nice guy

Lorraine, you've taken a lovely series of Maori Warrior photos. I've enjoyed looking at all of them...Thanks for sharing and including some history.

Thankyou lkka for looking in and kind comments, I'm afraid I only took the photograph of this work, the work was done by Nigel Ogle whom owns the museum, and yes it must have taken hours.

Thankyou Golda and plumeriagrl for looking in and the kind comments, I have to admit I wouldent like to run into this fellow on a dark night, He'd scare the daylights out of ya, I think thats the intention. I'm not sure what the figures are made from, but I'm sure the moulds are cast from local people, I'll try and find out for you and come back on that one.

Looks like a pretty serious fellow.That face tattoo represents quite a few hours of painful work.Ouch!Great shots of these guys.A glimpse into a culture that is so unlike our own.