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Hautū, for keeping time

 Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019540
Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 71

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Tutapa, tutapa tutapa mai kawa | Ko te kawa nui, ko te kawa roa"

Dates

  • 1958-07-14

Creator

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

Esldon Best stated that this is an awa or ruruku, an incantation of Mātātua for calming the sea so the vessel could battle the waves.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.08 metres (85 open reel tapes)

Language of Materials

Maori

General

Original catalogue number: 91/004.15

Repository Details

Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository

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