Heriheri huahua

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019577

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "He aha ra te mea (i) tumu mai nei | He kererū pea kai runga kai te toromiro"

There is a long explanation as a pre-announcement on the recording.

Dates

1972-05-05

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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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

The singer explains that in this ceremony preserved pigeons were served first to the old people, to prevent the birds from flying away at night and never returning. The ceremony was last performed at the opening of the ANZAC Hall at Rewarewa Pa, Ruatoki, about 1946. The singer was a leader of this ceremony in his younger days and doubted if anyone else could perform it today.