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Kōrero: Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro

He manu tukutuku nō te tau 1890

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Manu tukutuku (birdman kite), 1890

I te tau 2012 i puritia ai tēnei manu tukutuku ki Tāmaki Paenga Hira; ko tēnei te manu tukutuku nui rawa kei te ora tonu mai i te rau tau o 1800. I mahia mai ngā niho, makawe, moko ki ngā huru o te kāhu. He maha he rerekē ngā tauira o te manu tukutuku i hangā e te Māori, heoi ko te nuinga kia rite ki te manu te āhua.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: Neg. No. 4698

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ross Calman, Traditional Māori games – ngā tākaro – Flying kites, spinning tops and other games, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/39357/manu-tukutuku-birdman-kite-1890 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ross Calman, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.