Ureia
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Ureia
This carving of the taniwha Ureia is in the Hotunui meeting house, formerly at Thames but now in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Ureia was a powerful taniwha living at Tīkapa (Firth of Thames). The taniwha is in the marakihau style – with a serpent-like body and hollow tongue.
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Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Papa Whakahiku must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
