A wooden paddle, one of a pair, dating from the 19th century. Maori canoe paddles were often elaborately carved. The paddles are displayed in the Boyd Dawkins Study at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now ... bone or shell carving workshops, which provide the best self-made souvenirs.