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2. Hei matau - Wikipedia

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   Meaning. The fish-hook shape of the hei matau means to know, which holds that the North Island of New Zealand was once a huge fish that was caught by the great mariner Māui using only a woven line and a hook made from the jawbone of his grandmother. [2] Legend holds that the shape of Hawkes Bay is that of the hei matau, which caught in the ...

3. Pounamu - Wikipedia

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   Pounamu. Pounamu matau barb. Pounamu hei matau pendant, a heavily stylized fishhook. The southwest coast of New Zealand is named Te Wai Pounamu ("The greenstone waters"), after its deposits of greenstone, and the area resembles greenstone in this view from space. [1] The term is also the official Māori name for the South Island.

4. Māui - Wikipedia

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   Māui - Māori mythology

5. Māui (Hawaiian mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Māui (Hawaiian mythology)

6. Whakairo - Wikipedia

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   Whakairo - Wikipedia ... Whakairo

7. Manaia (mythological creature) - Wikipedia

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   Manaia pounamu carving. The Manaia is a mythological creature in Māori culture, and is a common motif in Māori carving [1] and jewellery. The Manaia is usually depicted as having the head of a bird and the tail of a fish and the body of a man, though it is sometimes depicted as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile.