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| Keywords: Rautao.jpg Poupou wall post depicting Rautao an ancestor of the Ngāti Maru people Thames New Zealand This wall post is from Hotunui a carved meeting house built in 1878 by Ngāti Awa carvers from Whakatane as a wedding present when Mereana Mokomoko a woman of their tribe married Wīrope Hōterene Taipari a Ngāti Maru leader The house has been in the Auckland War Memorial Museum since about 1920 The carving is flanked by decorative tukutuku panels 2006-10-23 own assumed Kahuroa Photo by uploader 23 October 2006 no rights reserved Kahuroa 04 49 31 October 2006 UTC Maori wood carving Tukutuku panels Files by User Kahuroa Hotunui meeting house | ||||
