Wow! That one was hard. The funny thing is - my observation on the Maori symbol might actually be related - as New Zealand is a British protectorate. I wonder if that's how they worked in that symbol - the way the English who served in Africa during the Napoleonic era and Boer wars adopted Zulu design insignias and other African symbols into crests.
Here is the Google Earth view of this guy, he would be in the shadows on the right, and the other one on the left in good light. [attachment deleted by admin]