- Zealand, a
tohunga (tōhuka in
Southern Māori dialect) is an
expert practitioner of any
skill or art,
either religious or otherwise.
Tohunga include expert...
- The
Tohunga Suppression Act 1907 was an Act of the New
Zealand Parliament aimed at
replacing tohunga as
traditional Māori
healers with
western medicine...
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styles (the
other four are Marquesan, Samoan,
Tahitian and Hawaiian).
Tohunga-tā-moko (tattooists) were
considered tapu, or
inviolable and sacred. Tattoo...
- Fish of Māui).: 234 When it
emerged from the water, Māui left to find a
tohunga to
perform the
appropriate ceremonies and prayers,
leaving his brothers...
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Early indigenous contribution to
science in New
Zealand was by Māori
tohunga ac****ulating
knowledge of
agricultural practice and the
effects of herbal...
- Tūtekohi
Rangi (1871–1956) was a New
Zealand Māori
tohunga and
faith healer. He
identified with the Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti iwi. He was born in Mangatuna...
- and
narrative prose.
Experts in
these subjects were
broadly known as
tohunga. The rituals, beliefs, and
general worldview of Māori
society were ultimately...
- Nōpera Te
Rangiuia (fl. 1835–1850) was a New
Zealand Māori
tohunga of the Ngāti
Porou iwi (tribe). He
lived at
Tolaga Bay. Oliver, Steven. "Nōpera Te...
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Hetet DBE (née Hursthouse, 24 May 1892 – 14 June 1995) was a New
Zealand tohunga raranga, a
master of Māori weaving.
Hetet was born in Oparure, King Country...
- and
their ancestors and thus each
poupou is
carved with
emblems of the
tohunga whakairo’s (carver's)
particular lineage. The
poupou may also be decorated...
