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Story: Ngā tamariki

Moko kauae

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Moko kauae

Harimate, a young woman probably from the Whanganui region, is shown here with a fine cloak, white feather headdress and the moko kauae, or woman’s chin tattoo.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Star Collection (PA-Group-00610)

Reference: 1/2-008293-G

by William Henry Thomas

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Rawinia Higgins me Paul Meredith, Ngā tamariki – Māori children’s upbringing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30548/moko-kauae (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Rawinia Higgins me Paul Meredith, published 3 May 2011.