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Kōrero: Rongoā

Whiro

Nā Hinerangitoariari (Winifred Margaret Belcher, nee Foley) o Ngāti Uenukukōpako o Te Arawa tēnei mahi toi. Ko Whiro tērā – te atua o te mate, o te tahumaero. E ai ki te Māori, ko te taha wairua te pūtake o ētahi o ngā mate ka pā ki te tangata. Ko Hinenui-te-pō kei waenganui i ngā kūhā o Whiro. Hei tā Hinerangitoariari, koia te ‘whāea o te mate’.

Ngā mihi ki a ">Winifred Belcher.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Acrylic on board by Hinerangitoariari (Winifred Belcher nee Foley)

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/1/4