IMAGE
Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house, Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia
- Date
- [ca 1930s]
- Reference
- APG-0952-1/2-G
- Description
The korupe (carving over the window frame) at Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house at Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. It shows the Tainui canoe (ca. 1350) with its captain, Hoturoa. Above the canoe is Te Hoe-o-Tainui, a famous paddle, the kete (kit) given to Whakaoterangi by a tohunga of Hawaiki, the bird Parakaraka (front) who was able to see in the dark, and another bird who warned of approaching daylight. See "Maori meeting houses of the North Island" by John C M Cresswell, 1977 (p 31). Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1930s.
Original print in Godber Album Vol 100, p 48 (Pa1-o-194)
Inscriptions: Album page - Ngaruawahia
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Mahina-a-Rangi meeting house, Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0952-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23121632More information can be found in our terms of use.