Pihe by an unknown composer of Ngāpuhi

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019578

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1017

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ka eke i te wīwī, ka eke i te wāwā | Ka eke i te pāpara huei"

Dates

1972-05-16

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 also calls this item a tītiwai. This was performed at Rotorua by Ngāpuhi for the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901. This used to be sung with the performers each jumping up and brandishing a stick.