Two matāra and a karanga

Item — crate: R043838645, Reel: 5000027019582

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 1046

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First matāra begins: "Wekuweku wekuweku mai te kiore ie | Hei aha te puta ie"

Second matāra begins: "He kei mana ia rā, kei hana ie rā | Kei reira ra e kume ana te pane huehue"

Karanga begins: "Haere mai, haere mai, i te pōwhiritanga o te aroha | Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai"

Dates

1972-05-22

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

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Biographical / Historical

The singer explains that the matāra is a taunting chant, performed in the old days without clothes during challenge. Three sticks were laid down and one of the visitors chased the bearer of the third stick after he performed the first chant with action and then laid the stick down. Later both sides did the second chant together.