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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 ...
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.
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.
Early English water-colour drawings by great masters by Geoffrey Holme (Ed.) (The Studio, London, 1919).Illustrated. The English pre-Raphaelite painters, their associates and successors by Percy H. Bate (London: G. Bell & Sons, 1905). B/w illustrations. Famous Paintings: Volume 1, Volume 2 (Cassell, 1891). Many high-quality colour plates of ...
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 ...
Hei matau; Hei-tiki; Hundertwasser Art Centre; J. Justice (Auckland High Court sculpture) K. Kaitiaki (sculpture) ... This page was last edited on 6 November 2009, ...
Poroutawhao is a small rural settlement in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island.It is located just north-west of Levin on State Highway 1.. The settlement has a school and a community hall, which due to its old age has been expensive to maintain.
The tribe's ancestor and namesake was Waitaha. He was a son of Hei who was the uncle of Tamatekapua.Their tribe was Ngāti Ohomairangi of Ra'iātea Island.After engaging in war with Uenuku, over 30 members of the tribe migrated to New Zealand on board the Ngā rākau rua a Atuamatua, named in honour of Waitaha and Tamatekapua's grandfather.