"Tamatekapua" - Village assembly house of the Ngāti Whakaue tribe

DateUnknownReference NumberUW_MP_078Title"Tamatekapua": Village assembly house of the Ngāti Whakaue tribeDescriptionPrinted on reverse of postcard: " "Tamatekapua" - Village assembly house of the Ngati-Whakaue tribe (Arawa) - in Ohinemutu pa, Rotorua. Tamatekapua was the commander of the "Arawa" immigrant canoe - which arrived in New Zealand about 1350 A.D. - and this house is called after him on that account."CreatorWhitcombe & Tombs Ltd.LevelItemFormatPostcard

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Subject (keywords)Marae -- New Zealand -- Rotorua -- PhotographsMāori (New Zealand people) -- PhotographsMāori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial worksWood carving, Māori -- New Zealand -- Pictorial worksWhakairoMaraeTāngataWhakaahuaKāri poutāpetaNgāti WhakauePart of Archive SeriesMāori Postcards c.1890-1940PlacesRotorua

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"Tamatekapua" - Village assembly house of the Ngāti Whakaue tribe