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Te Mauri Tini
Te Mauri Tini
Kai Whakairo (Graduate Carver)- Tainui, Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu
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Te Takapū o Rotowhio
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Niho
The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the rei niho (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
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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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Rei Puta
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Rei Niho
The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the rei niho (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 […]