Karakia, by an unknown composer of Taranaki

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019544

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 479

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Tangi te kawekawea, | Waiho kia tangi ana"

Dates

1963-11-05

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

Performed in recited style as a karakia. Described in the Journal of the Polynesian Society as a Taranaka waiata tapatapahau, kō rākau, a song used in planting the kūmara with the kō or in former times the kāheru. According to the JPS it was sung by a large number of people.