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- Types of Māori kite
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- Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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From the 17 or so known types of Māori kite, only three types have survived. In all, seven original kites still exist and are held in museums in London, Hawaii, Auckland and Wellington. Kites in bird form The manu kākā was designed to resemble the kākā (brown parrot). The manu totoriwai represented the robin – its unusual construction required considerable skill and was only undertaken by men, usually of high rank. Elders were said to be the only ones who knew the spell that made it fly well.
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- 2 March 2009
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- https://teara.govt.nz/en/kites-and-manu-tukutuku/page-2
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