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Legend holds that the shape of Hawkes Bay is that of the hei matau, which caught in the fish's side on the beach. The Māori name for the North island, Te Ika a Māui ("The fish of Māui") reflects this legend. For the Māori, the hei matau is taonga (a cultural treasure). It represents not only their land, but also prosperity, fertility, and ...
The Māori word pounamu is derived from namu, an archaic word that describes blue-green (or 'grue') cognate with Tahitian ninamu. [2] Pounamu, also used in New Zealand English, in itself refers to two main types of green stone valued for carving: nephrite jade, classified by Māori as kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga, and other names depending on colour; and translucent bowenite, a type of ...
Io Matua Kore is often understood as the supreme being in Polynesian native religion, particularly of the Māori people.. Io does seem to be present in the mythologies of other Polynesian islands including Hawai‘i, the Society Islands, and the Cook Islands. [1]
It is a very common form in Maori jewellery (possibly only less common than the hei-tiki and hei matau), and is often found worn as a pendant carved from bone or greenstone. Manaia designs vary subtly in form between iwi, though they are often depicted as three-fingered, with these digits representing the trinity of birth, life, and death. A ...
Seokguram, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also a representative cultural property of Korean Buddhist culture. Modern history (2 types) 37 Korean Demilitarized Zone (비무장 지대) The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a symbol of the division of the two Koreas and a space containing a future full of peace and reconciliation.
Juhea Kim's "Beasts of a Little Land" captures the dualities of Korean history but ties up symbols too tightly in the service of grand ambitions. Review: A debut novel strives to capture the ...
Hinepare, a woman of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe, wearing a hei-tiki Hei-tiki; circa 18th century; nephrite and haliotis shell; height: 10.9 cm (4 1 ⁄ 4 in.); from New Zealand; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (USA) The hei-tiki (Māori pronunciation: [hɛi ˈtiki], New Zealand English: / h eɪ ˈ t ɪ k i / [1]) is an ornamental pendant of ...
Korean History began to be compiled in late 1969. Initially, the historians planned to published 30 books from 1971 to 1976, but they adjusted their plans. They decided to divide Korean history into four main eras: the ancient period, Goryeo, Joseon, and the modern period. The table of contents for the series was prepared from July 1970 to ...