These diagrams show some of the most common tukutuku patterns and their names (although names vary from tribe to tribe). In more recent times, tukutuku panels have also included representational designs such as the kiwi and whare.
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Source: Te Rangi Hiroa, The coming of the Maori. Wellington: Maori Purposes Fund Board; Whitcombe and Tombs, 1949
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