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Whakapakoko rākau

Whakapakoko rākau

He koi tētahi pito o te whakapakoko rākau kia pai ai te titi ki te whenua. Ko te whakapakoko rākau he tūāhu ka whakatūria e ngā tohunga ahurewa mō tētahi wā. Ko ngā tohunga ngā kaiwhakaora i te tangata, ka whakamahi e rātou ēnei rākau hei whakahāngai i te mana o tētahi atua ki runga ki tētahi take.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: B.001173
Photograph by Augustus Hamilton

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Rhys Jones. 'Rongoā', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/rongoa/1/1