Hiku Mangō

Hiku mangō or sharks tail are used more as decretive piece within te aō māori (māori world). In ancestral times, different areas in Aotearoa (New Zealand) have their mythical stories on what the mangō meant in their time. In the Far North of the North Island of New Zealand the ocean taniwha 'Ruamano' took form of a mangō. If a waka (canoe) was to overturn, they would call upon Ruamano to deliver them safely to land. The mangō is seen in Māori as great guardian spirits.