Flax was an important item in the Māori economy, and the skills associated with its preparation were highly prized. Before flax could be woven, the outer green layer was removed and the inner fibres were soaked and pounded until soft. This patu muka (flax pounder) was a tool used in the process.
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Māhē
Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets. This māhē has been fashioned from onewa (greywacke stone).
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Māhē
Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets. This māhē has been fashioned from onewa (greywacke stone).
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Mangopare
The Mangopare represents strength, leadership, agility, tenacity, unrelenting determination, courage and wealth. The dynamic motion of a Mangopare echoes the hydrological cycle that generates our weather and the constant interconnected flow of air, water, sea and sky.
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Rei Puta Wheku
The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the rei puta (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale were highly prized because of their rarity. Usually these pendants had simply etched out eyes to form a head at one end. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became […]