Meeting house at Te Tōtara marae, south of Ruātoki. The primary hapū is Te Urewera of Ngāi Tūhoe. Alternative spelling: Te Puhi o Mataatua.
Te Puhi o Mātaatua (Ruātoki, N.Z.)
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Te Puhi o Mataatua meeting house at Mataatua
Date: ca 1890s
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931: Photographs
Reference: PAColl-4249-09
Description: Front exterior of Te Puhi o Mataatua meeting house in Mataatua with an unidentified Maori group alongside, photographed circa 1890s by an unidentified photographer. Shows children, and a man holding a long spear. Inscriptions: Backing paper recto - beneath image: Te Puhi o Matatua house at Matatua Ruatahuna Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 9.8 x 13.5 cm
Manuscript
Research notes on houses and carvings
From: Phillipps, William John 1893-1967 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4316-207
Description: Includes material on nga pare (lintels) and nga poupou (carved house timbers) and carved houses at Ruatahuna, Whanganui River, Manaia and Te Kuiti. Also includes notes on greenstone talisman, canoes, bailers and paddles. Quantity: 1 folder(s).