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… What is a tohunga? Priests were known as tohunga. Māori scholar Te Rangi Hīroa (Peter Buck) suggested … Tohunga …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori religion – ngā karakia a te Māori
… of respect for the recipient and, more importantly, for the tohunga tā moko (tattooing expert). Commissioning a tattoo artist If a hapū (sub-tribe) had no tohunga tā moko among its members, invitations were sent out … Tohunga tā moko …
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Part of story: Tā moko – Māori tattooing
… had a significant effect on traditional Māori healing. Tohunga had limited ability to combat the diseases brought … this failure still strongly affected Māori confidence in tohunga. Some Pākehā missionaries attributed the spread of …
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Part of story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants
… by their masters were born as free members of the hapū. Tohunga In the past, tohunga (learned experts) were a special group of people. …
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Part of story: Tribal organisation
… (religious restriction). Dealing with mate atua required a tohunga (priest). His first job was to determine the hara … sometimes including the patient’s and family’s dreams. A tohunga’s job Tohunga were experts in various fields, …
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Part of story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants
… and their importance is shown by the commission given to tohunga tā moko for their services. This mana is also … and Ngāti Porou descent. During her adolescent years some tohunga tā moko from Te Arawa arrived in Te Tairāwhiti (East …
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Part of story: Tā moko – Māori tattooing
… gods and unseen beings and required thoughtful navigation. Tohunga (priests) assisted people with special incantations …
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… whale’. One tradition refers to an incident where a young tohunga attempted to trick an older tohunga into revealing his highest knowledge. The master tohunga rebuffed his inquiries, saying, ‘E whanga nei i te …
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Part of story: Whangārei tribes
… as a leader during the business of food production. Tohunga The tohunga (expert) had a vital role in producing … Planting kūmara, in particular, was very tapu. The tohunga’s expertise also included the right times for …
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Part of story: Te mahi kai – food production economics
… Some of the whales are specifically named in this song. The tohunga (priest) on board the Tākitimu was Ruawharo. He … who calmed the waves for the journey of the Tainui canoe. Tohunga responsible for navigation exercised their powers …
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Part of story: Te whānau puha – whales
… New Zealand by Turi, the captain of the Aotea waka (canoe). Tohunga Tohunga took a part in dedicating boys to Tūmatauenga or …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori warfare – Riri
… he handed command of the canoe to Tahu Pōtiki. A senior tohunga on the canoe, Ruawharo, settled at Te Māhia. The … here, who became Ngāi Tahu of Te Wairoa. Tūpai, another tohunga on the canoe, settled in the Wairarapa. Tahu Pōtiki … Tahu. Rongokako Tamatea Arikinui’s son was Rongokako, a tohunga who could take giant strides. In the contest with …
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Part of story: Ngāti Kahungunu
… independently of the government and the Māori councils. Tohunga Suppression Act Complaints were often made by health … traditional healing practices, it reinforced the idea that ‘tohungaism’ was an undesirable activity. Not many …
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Part of story: Te hauora Māori i mua – history of Māori health
… Specialists There were a number of specialists, known as tohunga. The branch of work they were engaged in would be indicated in their full title. A tohunga whakairo was a carver, tohunga whaihanga was a builder, tohunga tārai waka a canoe …
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Part of story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce
… is also well known for his activity as a traditional tohunga. He was one of the tohunga invited to open the carved house, Rauru, at … where they remain to this day. In March 1900 two well-known tohunga in the Waiariki district opened the house. One was …
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… Acceptance of the food indicated a willingness to join. Tohunga The role of a tohunga was to act as a medium for the war god. The tohunga …
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Part of story: Traditional Māori warfare – Riri
… also known as Te Atua Wera, was a renowned Ngāpuhi tohunga. He belonged to both Te Hikutū and Ngāti Hau hapū. … time Nākahi resembled the ariā traditionally called on by tohunga. Lizards were much feared, for they were seen as … traditions of Hokianga. In 1845 he became Hōne Heke's war tohunga. When Heke was entrenched at Puketutu in May, after …
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… (gods and spiritual beings) that protected the forest. The tohunga (priest) who placed the mauri often released a … offered to the forest mauri. Attracting birds Sometimes a tohunga would carry out a ceremony to make a particular tree … caught in the tree, to make the tree tapu (sacred). The tohunga would hide the bird, or part of it, which now …
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Part of story: Te tāhere manu – bird catching
… skin. Eventually Indian ink became available, and some tohunga tā moko combined this ink with traditional … first drawn onto the face with charcoal and water. When the tohunga (expert) began to apply the moko, he would dip his … dressed flax tow or pith, wrapped around the finger of the tohunga. There are variations in the method used to apply …
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Part of story: Tā moko – Māori tattooing
… Tohunga and prophecy The power of prophecy was part of traditional Māori society and was carried out by tohunga and matakite (seers). The transition from the …
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Part of story: Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti