Kites and Kite Flying - Games and Pastimes of the Maori

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Kites and Kite Flying - Games and Pastimes of the Maori

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The generic term for flying kites was manu tukutuku, often abbreviated to manu. The word manu (bird) is followed by other terms to denote the different kinds of kites, as manu aute, a kite made of aute bark. In some districts kites are called pakau or pakaukau, or manu pakau, or manu pakaukau; in others kāhu (hawk). Pakau means wing. The flying...

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Elsdon Best

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https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scho...

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