A rare Maori chess set by Marble Art Ltd Wellington, 1960s. Hand crafted Maori warrior chess set, complete in original boxes. The pawns are represented as taiaha-wielding warriors, the rooks as fortified villages or pa, and the knights as Taniwha. Each box, height 4.5 cm, width 53.5 cm, depth 29.5 cm, largest chess piece, height 12.5 cm, depth 3.3 cm