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Hotunui, Whare Runanga

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human history
  • Common Name
    carvings in houses
  • Other Name

    carved house (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Hotunui, carved house. The ancestors depicted in the carvings belong to Ngati Maru, Ngati Paoa, Ngati Whanaunga and Ngati Tamatera. Inside, the fifth panel on the left represents Ureia, a marakihau or sea monster that lived at Kirikiri, near Thames, and occasionally visited the Waitemata Harbour. The corrugated iron roof and milled timber exterior of Hotunui have been reconstructed according to historical photographs.

  • Accession Number
    1981.205
  • Accession Date
    08 Jul 1981
  • Other Id

    49394 (ethnology)

    327 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

  • Display Room

    Maori Hall Central Court

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Hotunui, 49394

Images and documents

Images

  • Hotunui, 49394
  • panel, carved 49394.1.1
  • panel, carved 49394.1.1
  • panel, carved 49394.1.1
  • panel, carved 49394.1.1
  • panel, 49394.1.2
  • panel, 49394.1.2
  • panel, 49394.1.2
  • panel, 49394.1.2
  • poupou, 49394.1.3
  • poupou, 49394.1.3

    Artefact

    • Display location

      Maori Hall Central Court

    • Technique

      woodcarving

    • Last Update
      27 Aug 2025
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