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Uenuku

Description:
This ancient representation of the rainbow god Uenuku is one of the greatest taonga of the Tainui people. It is thought to date from about 1400, and is unlike all other known Māori carvings but resembles some Hawaiian traditional carvings. Uenuku was lost during a tribal battle around 1780 and ...
Location:
Hawaiʻi
Format:
StillImage
Collections:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Contributors:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Publisher:
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga
Content partner:
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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