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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Maori String Figures: Kopu, Tarewa, Marewa

The following figures represent the evening and the morning star - Kopu, Tarewa and Marewa are different names for the same star. Ko Tarewa i te po (the evening star as i have been taught), Ko Marewa i te ata (the morning star as i have been taught) and Kopu (another name perhaps when it is at its zenith from our perspective). Yet another name is Meremere-tu-ahiahi.





Just  remembered another name: te Kopu rereata

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Maori String Figures: Kopakopa





Kopakopa

This series of images depicts kopakopa or whai (stingray) - the fish of Maui or what is now known as the North Island Of New Zealand.