Sunday, 16 February 2014

Te Whare Wananga o Te Maro

Tahuhu is the backbone of a Whare, and Heke is the Ribs of it.

It also has three iwi on top of each other. There is rope Taura that goes to the top one from the bottom one. The rope appears to be held be the 3 iwi. It represents the colours of ten different houses.

Finally, for the three iwi, the top one is from takitimu waka Nga Ranginui
the middle one is from Nga ti Pukenga, and the bottom one is from Matatua Ngai Te Rangi.
These heads represent the ancestors and they always face Northwards, to show respect towards the older ancesters.



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