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  2. Tukutuku - Wikipedia

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    Some of the names of tukutuku patterns are: [3] poutama – a stepped pattern, said to represent whakapapa, learning and the ascent of the god Tāne-o-te-wānanga into the heavens to attain superior knowledge and religion. [8] [9] roimata toroa – meaning "albatross tears", formed with vertical stitches and said to represent misfortune and ...

  3. Māori traditional textiles - Wikipedia

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    The whetū (stars), purapura whetū (weaving pattern of stars) or roimata (teardrop) pattern is a geometric design using two colours and alternating between them at every stitch. This design is associated with the survival of an iwi (tribe), hapū (sub-tribe), or whānau (extended family), the idea being that it is vital to have a large whanau ...

  4. Mahana (film) - Wikipedia

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    When Simeon vents his resentment towards his grandfather, his mother reminds him that Tamihana is the source of their livelihood. Tamihana later allows Simeon and the other Mahana grandchildren to watch the Western film 3:10 to Yuma at the local cinema in town, but the screening is disrupted when a local youth, Mihaere Poata, rides his horse ...

  5. Koru - Wikipedia

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    An unfurling silver fern frond Koru kōwhaiwhai patterns on a rafter from the Ngāti Maru wharenui Hotunui The koru flag. The koru (Māori for 'loop or coil') [1] is a spiral shape evoking a newly unfurling frond from a silver fern frond. [2] It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing, where it symbolises new life, growth ...

  6. Kete (basket) - Wikipedia

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    Kete may be of many sizes but are most often found in sizes similar to large handbags. They can be used to carry a variety of things, including food. [2] Specialized kete were woven for each item that needed storage, resulting in dozens of specialized styles. [5]

  7. Waka huia - Wikipedia

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    The term "waka huia" is also occasionally used figuratively, as in the TVNZ television programme Waka Huia.This is a long-running TV series (since 1987) aiming to record and preserve Māori culture and customs as well as covering social and political concerns, presented completely in te reo Māori (language).

  8. A woman killed her look-alike to fake her own death ... - AOL

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    A woman in Germany was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her "doppelgänger" in 2022. The victim's family in Algeria found out about the verdict three weeks later. They say they were kept ...

  9. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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    The rationale behind the first theory is that they were often buried when their kaitiaki (guardian) died and retrieved later to be placed somewhere special and brought out in times of tangihanga (mourning and associated activities). Because of the connection with Hineteiwaiwa, hei-tiki were often given to a woman by her husband's family if she ...

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