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Puha

 Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019554
Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 742

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Ā, ko ngā ngirangiria, ko ngā hotahota te whītau tapahia, ā eho! | Ka awheawhe te rua tamariki, ā eho!"

Dates

  • 1964-04-28

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

According to the JPS (12:79) this puha was chanted at Ruatahuna by the warriors of Tūhoe, prior to their marching on Waikato in order to fight the British troops.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

Maori

Related Materials

Song features in McLean and Orbell's publication, 'Traditional songs of the Māori', song number 46

General

Original catalogue number: 91/024.15

Repository Details

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

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