Karakia: Potai's prayer, performed by Akaiti Kavana and Ma`arona Kavana

Item — crate: R043838626, Reel: 5000027018396

Identifier: AMPS 2023/01. Series 2. Item 2/6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "`Tutungi te tuitui | Tutungi te tuitui"

Dates

1967-11-06

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)
From the Collection: Mokotupu, Tepaki (Person)
From the Collection: Naku, Simona (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Potai was a leader of the Ngariki tribe who made a bid for power by arranging the murder of a number of his rivals but was killed by Potiki at the battle Akaoro (38th in the history of Mangaia). As a result of this battle, Ngati Vara regained supremacy from the Ngariki and Potiki became Lord of Mangaia.