Tūpāpaku

Date: 1864, [ca 1913-1933]

From: Polynesian Society: Records

Reference: 80-115-04A/04A

Description: Includes A short account of Ngapuhi raids on Ngatiporou under Hongi and Pomare, written by a Ngatiporou man, 1864; A story of Pomare of Ngatikuhungunu written by Te Wharetoroa of Te Arawa, submitted by George Graham; A story of Hine-Kiore of Te Arawa, written by Te Wharetoroa of that tribe; three Maori songs from T W Downes, and photograph and accompanying letter describing a 19th century Maori burial cave at Tawhata, Whanganui River, by Downes, 1916; unfinished article on stone carvings in Taranaki, by T G Hammond; The period of Hiro and Honokura: from Tahitian, Raiatean and Paumotuan accounts, by A Leverd; notes on Rarotongan and Mangaian words; Some Oceanic colour names, Notes on some Chamorro plant names, and Names of Mangaian string puzzles, all by F W Christian; also obituaries for Elsdon Best and Robert McNab, and other notes and correspondence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available. Includes photograph of adzed totara coffins and relics, 1916; and photographed sketches of cosmology, and ships

Date: 1880s

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: PAColl-6056-04-28

Description: Photograph taken by an unidentified photographer at an unidentified location, circa 1880s. Show a group of Māori sitting on the paepae (porch) of a whare during a tangihanga. The tūpāpaku (deceased person) is clearly visible, shown wrapped in blankets and possibly dressed in a kakahu cloak. Behind the group, details of the whare can be seen including; a pare (lintel) with a figure with raised arms; whakawae (door jab); raupō thatching. Title supplied by Library. Hei whakamōhio: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Please be aware this item contains images of human remains. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: From PA1-o-2072 between pages 57 and 58.. Processing information: Separated for reason of storage and preservation.

Date: 1841 - 1848

From: British Library. Department of Manuscripts :Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand. 1845-1853. [Additional Manuscript 19953. File prints].

By: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854

Reference: E-143-112

Description: A group of Maori gathered around a corpse on a bier in a small whare. Several people are raising their arms, with all shown crying. Two men are carrying spears. On the left is a tall roofed pataka. Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of ink and wash drawing

Date: 13 August 2013

From: Te Ao Māramatanga (College of Mental Health Nurses) Māori Caucus: Tuia Te Ao Marama oral history project

Reference: OHInt-1031-10

Description: Comprises born digital files (sound recordings and abstract) relating to an oral history interview with Winston Maniapoto of Te Ao Maramatanga (College of Mental Health Nurses) Māori Caucus. Interviewed by Hineroa Hakiaha on 13 August 2013. Interview discusses nursing training and working in the mental health sector; approaches to treating Māori patients including meeting cultural needs, racism and inequities in care; te ao Māori, wairua and tikanga; kaupapa Māori health services; changes in nursing practice. Also discusses upbringing and whānau. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 Electronic document(s). Search dates: 2013

Date: [ca 1958]

Reference: 1/2-022665-F

Description: Copy negative photograph shows the tūpāpaku (body) of an infant, Hawea Te Marama, during a tangihanga. The location is unidentifed, however carvings and wall slats in the background may show the mahau of a wharenui. Te Marama can be seen laid out amongst cloth, flowers and a kahu huruhuru (feathered cloak). To the right, a coffin is visible with a plaque that reads; "Mei 16 1899, KO TE RA TENEI I WHANAU AI A HAWEA TE MARAMA. NO TE IWA O NGA RA O AKUMATA I MATE AI I TE TAU 1899". The plaque records Hawea Te Marama's birth date as 16 May 1899 and date of death as 9 August 1899. Copy negative of a file print made by the Library, circa 1958. Original photograph taken by an unidentified photographer. Hei whakatūpato: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Warning: Please be aware this item contains images of human remains. Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Māori baby laid out for a tangi or "wake" Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: ca 1897

From: Scheltus, Hermanus Willem, 1951- : Photographs, chiefly of Wairakei geysers, Maketu Pā, and the Pink and White Terraces at Rotomahana

By: Beattie, William, 1864-1931

Reference: 1/2-139846-F

Description: Copy negative of the tangihanga for an unidentified women at an unidentified location. Photograph possibly taken by William Beattie or Charles Spencer circa 1897, published in the New Zealand Graphic, March 1897. The deceased wahine can be seen lying in state and covered with cloth, her head is visible. Whānau pani (mourning family) are photographed surrounding the tūpūpaku (desceased). Three are standing and a woman, her face covered with a handkerchief, crouches beside the body. The tangihanga is taking place on the porch of a thatched whare with korowai hanging on the wall behind. Hei whakatūpato: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Warning: Please be aware this item contains images of human remains. A file print was made by the Library from the negative. Text on the reverse of the file print was possibly transcribed from the original album. Text reads: "A 'Tangi'. This woman is lying in state outside the whare, walls of which are hung with mats. To die inside a house makes if tapu & its not used as a dwelling again. Surrounded by her husband, son, daughter and son in law. H. W. Scheltus album loan 1983." Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).