Rārangi
Rārangi
Momo Taonga
Ingoa/Taitara
[Waewae Te Kotuku]
Kaiwaihanga Matua
Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko
Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei
Child
He Wāhi Nō
Pāoho
Tikanga Waihanga
Huinga Kaupapa
Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana
"Waewae JM 1541" inscribed on plate
[Keywords: Moko kauae]
Waewae was also known as Taruka, and her full name is Te Waewae Kotuku. She was named after a famous battle (early Maori) between local tribes of Auckland. Confirmation of this photograph given by Koringa Joe, a kaumatua of Te Kawerau a Maki, a relative of Waewae.
Manatārua
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07 May 2023
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