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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 ...
In a Māori tradition ascribed by John White to the Ngāti Hau tribe, Hāhau-whenua is the name of the great fish caught by Māui which became the North Island of New Zealand (In Māori the North Island is known as Te ika-a-Māui, the fish of Māui). When a fish took his hook, Māui said, 'A fish has taken my hook.
The great fish-hook of Maui, Manaiakalani, The whole earth was the fish-line bound by the knot, Kauiki bound to the mainland and towering high. Hanaiakamalama (lived there). The alae of Hina was the bait (of the fish-hook) let down to Hawaii. Tangled with the bait into a bitter death, Lifting up the very base of the island; Drawing it up to the ...
Māui is credited with catching a giant fish using a fishhook taken from his grandmother's jaw-bone; the giant fish would become the North Island of New Zealand, known as Te Ika-a-Māui. In some traditions, his canoe ( waka ) became the South Island , known as Te Waka a Māui .
Difference between a traditional J-hook (left) and a circle hook (right) Traditional Māori bone matau, or fishhook. The shape avoids stress concentrations which could break the bone. [1] The hole on the underside is for attaching bait. [2] A circle hook is a type of fish hook which is sharply curved back in
Taiko was out fishing, but he found out about the adultery, because his fish hook had been fouled and one of the feathers from Tamainu-pō's cloak was left in the kumara pit. Taiko confronted Tamainu-pō in the gardens, attacking him with his koikoi spear, but Tamainu-pō parried with his digging stick , until their mother Whaea-tāpoko arrived ...
After eating, she turned his relatives' bones into barbed fish hooks for Kaitangata to use, with which he caught a few hāpuku. She ate the fish, which had become infused with tapu from the hooks, and as a result she was gradually blinded. Later she was insulted by her husband when he remarked at her strange nature, so she revealed that she is ...
Bone was used for fish hooks and needles amongst other things. Designs on carvings depict tribal ancestors, and are often important for establishing iwi and hapu ...