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| Keywords: HotunuiInterior2.jpg Interior view looking towards the rear of Hotunui a carved meeting house built in 1878 for the Ngāti Maru people Thames New Zealand by carvers from the Ngāti Awa tribe of Whakatane as a wedding present when Mereana Mokomoko a Ngāti Awa woman married Wīrope Hōterene Taipari a Ngāti Maru leader The house has been in the Auckland War Memorial Museum since about 1920 The walls are decorated by poupou wall posts depicting ancestors The carvings are flanked by decorative tukutuku panels The rafters are decorated in swirling white red and black kōwhaiwhai designs Photo by uploader 23 October 2006 no rights reserved Kahuroa 05 15 31 October 2006 UTC 2006-10-23 own assumed Kahuroa Maori wood carving Tukutuku panels Kowhaiwhai Hotunui meeting house Files by User Kahuroa | ||||
