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Kōrero: Māori theatre – te whare tapere hōu

He karetao, i ngā tau tōmua o 1800

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Karetao (puppet), early 1800s

Ko te karetao tētahi o ngā taonga nui o te whare tapere. Kei raro ngā rāwekeweke mā te kaipupuri i te karetao. Ko tēnei tauira he mea whakairo ki te rākau.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: ME023983

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Mark Derby rāua ko Briar Grace-Smith, Māori theatre – te whare tapere hōu – Origins of Māori theatre, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/43324/he-karetao-i-nga-tau-tomua-o-1800 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby rāua ko Briar Grace-Smith, i tāngia i te 14 November 2013.