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2024-01-17 19:32:20

Curiosity Drive 🚐 on Nostr: Entrance gate at Ōmāio Marae, an open area for greetings/ discussions in front of a ...

Entrance gate at Ōmāio Marae, an open area for greetings/ discussions in front of a wharenui | meeting house (to sleep guests, here called Rongomaihuatahi), but may refer to whole complex. This one serves the hapū | sub-tribe of Te Whānau a Nuku, of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi | tribe (a 17th C ancestor). Also inscribed, the names of 2 of Apanui’s wives. As well as whakapapa | lineage, marae may connect ancestrally to specific waka | canoes & geographic features e.g. moana | sea & awa | rivers. #nz

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