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Kōrero: Whakairo – Māori carving

Ko Uenuku

Uenuku

Ko te tohu tēnei mō te atua o te āniwaniwa mō Uenuku. Koia tētahi o ngā taonga nui rawa o Tainui. Nō te takiwā pea o te tau 1400 i whakairongia mai ai a Uenuku, ka mutu he rite tonu ki ngā whakairo i Hawaii. I ngaro a Uenuku i tētahi o ngā pakanga i te tau 1780 pea, ā, ka huraina anō i te tau 1906 ki Ngāroto, e tūtata ana ki Te Awamutu. I noho te taonga nei ki roto i te whakakitenga o Te Māori i te tau 1984. Anei ia e mau ana i te korowai ki te whare taonga o Te Awamutu i te tau 1975.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Brett Graham, Whakairo – Māori carving – Carving before 1500, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/43062/ko-uenuku (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Brett Graham, i tāngia i te 21 October 2013.

Comments

Chris Hickson
17 August 2024
A friend pointed me to this item when I asked if anyone had heard the story about this carving. I believe I was told at university by one of the tutors that the well know carving with the prongs on top (as featured) was refound after a fire by people who saw this mysterious shape in the distance glowing after a fire. I am wondering if this was part of Uenuku's story.