DSC_3291 Kopi, or karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) dead and dying trees killed by salt-laden winds and a past history of browsing stock, before fencing finally protected this remnant forest reserve, containing the last examples of tree-carving left by Moriori. The carvings, or rakau momori, were believed to have been done 200-350 years ago. Such examples, only bark deep, disappear when the tree dies. Hapupu National Historic Reserve, Chatham Islands *
DSC_3289 Kopi, or karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) dead and dying trees killed by salt-laden winds and a past history of browsing stock, before fencing finally protected this remnant forest reserve, containing the last examples of tree-carving left by Moriori. The carvings, or rakau momori, were believed to have been done 200-350 years ago. Such examples, only bark deep, disappear when the tree dies. Hapupu National Historic Reserve, Chatham Islands *
11009-21901 Kopi, or karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) tree in a forest grove eaten out by stock, with figurative image carved by Moriori people into the bark. This tree-carving, known to Moriori as rakau momori, is believed to have been done 200-350 years ago. Such examples are only bark deep, and disappear when the tree dies. Hapupu National Historic Reserve, Chatham Islands *
