The birth of the tree
Scope and Contents
First lines:
Tako about the au tree: "E viringa no te taura no te aua no te ma`anga | E ma`anga ka mou ka mou"
`Īmene about the rope made from the tree: "Ae | Tukuna nga ka`a e ika tei raro"
Dates
- 1967-09-12
Creator
- From the Series: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Recordist, Person)
- From the Series: Naku, Simona (Translator, Person)
- From the Series: Mokotupu, Tepaki (Transcriber, Person)
- From the Series: Tunui, Mamia (Translator, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
This item is about the purau tree from which the people make skirts, and the au tree from whose fibres they make ropes. It was the rope called kuru moumou which Maui snared the sun according to legend.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.48 metres : 24 open reel tapes
Language of Materials
Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on a 7" open-reel tape in quarter-track stereo using an Akai M8
General
Original catalogue number: QS 52 Original reel number: 83/133; 83/133.03
Repository Details
Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository
Level 3, General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92109
Auckland 1010 New Zealand
amps@auckland.ac.nz