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Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. From: Maori Portfolio
View of the front part of the wharenui at Turangawaewae Marae that is covered with harakeke mats. In the far corner at left of frame women and children sit around a coffin covered by a cloak. A young girl leans against a pole at right foreground.

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Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. From: Maori Portfolio
Close-up profile of two elderly maori women (kuia) exchanging a hongi. Woman on right has a moko on her chin and wears a chequered hat.

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Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia 1963. From: Maori Portfolio
View of five kaumatua (elders, two men at left and three women on right) sitting on a bench against a wooden fence. A young girl crouches on the ground in front, a second child sits in the lap of the woman second from the right.

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Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia 1962. From: Maori Portfolio
Two maori children sitting on the grass area of a marae. The left side of a wharenui is visible in the background. Younger child sits at left looking toward left of frame, older girl on right faces right and sits with knees drawn up to her chest.

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Turangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. From: Maori Portfolio
View of two maori women performing in front of a wharenui (meeting house). Woman in foreground stands with arms extended and fists closed she wears a white apron. Second woman stands behind a microphone playing a mouth organ. A man sits to the right wearing a white collar.

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The hongi
Two kuia (women elders) press noses in the ancient Māori greeting called the hongi in 1963 at Tūrangawaewae marae, Ngāruawāhia. All genders greet each other this way in Māori society, especially in more culturally formal situations such as on a marae. Non-Māori can also expect to be greeted...

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The hongi

Two kuia (women elders) press noses in the ancient Māori greeting called the hongi in 1963 at Tūrangawaewae marae, Ngāruawāhia. All genders greet each other this way in Māori society, especially in more culturally formal situations such as on a marae. Non-Māori can also expect to be greeted...