Tukituki ten`ten`, by an unknown composer
Scope and Contents
First lines begin: "Moe moe te etu | Moe moe te marama"
Dates
- 1967-11-19
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
A game song. Each island had its own song for this game. The game is played by children with coconut shells which are passed clockwise around a circle. One shell is marked with a hole. The person holding this shell when the song stops has to dance. The object is to avoid getting the marked shell.
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 5" open-reel tape in half-track mono using a battery-operated Uher 2000 Report L
General
Original catalogue number: HM 59 Original reel number: 83/148
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