Ko te Tauhunu tēnei, he waka nō te moutere o Manihiki ki te raki o Rarotonga. Nō te paunga o te rau tau 1800 hahaungia ai te waka nei. Kua whakapiria ētahi auahatanga angaanga tio hei whakapaipai. Ko te āhua nei i whakamahia te waka nei hei huri haere i te hōpua me ngā tahataha o ngā moutere ririki. Ka taea te whakatere, te hoe rānei i ēnei tūmomo waka. I tōna whakaterenga, ka whakairia ētahi kōmaru e rua i mahia mai i te rau pandanus. Pērā anō ki ngā waka o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa, ka honoa ngā haumi o Tauhunu me te weu kokonati. Ko te mate o ēnei momo waka, ka horo te wai ki roto, nā reira me rite tonu te tatā wai ki waho i te waka.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference:
F.006489/05
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