Wharenui doorway
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Wharenui doorway
The marae is an open space or gathering place, generally in front of a meeting house (wharenui). This area was seen as being divided between Te Ao Mārama (the world of light) outside and Te Pō (darkness) inside. The doorway, such as this one at Wellington’s Te Herenga Waka marae, represents the transition point between the two worlds.
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Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington,
Photograph by Leanne Tamaki
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