MEANING OF THE PAINTED BUSHES - (Te Ao Hou - No. 36 September 1961)

MEANING OF THE PAINTED BUSHES - (Te Ao Hou - No. 36 September 1961)
Date
September 1961
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Maori Affairs DepartmentMaori Affairs Department
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Te Ao Hou
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And what about those little painted bushes? Why are they there? We asked Mr and Mrs Cotter and Mr Hamilton this. They told us that the plants did have a special meaning, but that there is no-one left now who knows exactly what this was. The plants represent words, in such a way that the poupou together spell out a message. Mr Hamilton told us that ...

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Te Ao Hou - No. 36 (September 1961)
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