Wharenui
This is about a wharenui. A Marae represents an ancestor that has past away. At the top of the
Marae there is a carved looking head and it’s called the kōruru. The kōruru represents the head
of the ancestor. The carvings in the Marae tell a story and the arms are the slanted carvings at the
top of the marae at the front. Just below the arms a little bit further down are the hands.
The Māori word for the arms are the maihi and the hands are the raparapa.
Marae there is a carved looking head and it’s called the kōruru. The kōruru represents the head
of the ancestor. The carvings in the Marae tell a story and the arms are the slanted carvings at the
top of the marae at the front. Just below the arms a little bit further down are the hands.
The Māori word for the arms are the maihi and the hands are the raparapa.
On the inside there will be a big pole in the middle called the poutokomanawa and on the back
wall there might be some pictures of the ancestors that have passed away. When you’re inside and
look up at the roof, there will be this big carved piece of wood from the front to the back of the
marae. It represents the spine of the body and is called the tāhuhu in Māori. There will be these
other carved wood pieces at the top going from the sides to the middle and that represents the ribs
of the body and is also called the heke in Māori.
wall there might be some pictures of the ancestors that have passed away. When you’re inside and
look up at the roof, there will be this big carved piece of wood from the front to the back of the
marae. It represents the spine of the body and is called the tāhuhu in Māori. There will be these
other carved wood pieces at the top going from the sides to the middle and that represents the ribs
of the body and is also called the heke in Māori.
The Marae is important because it represents an ancestor. At a Marae you can do lots of learning.
You can also go there when people need a place for when people need help. For example when the
Kaikoura earthquake happened the Marae over there let people stay there for free for Families that
had lost their homes in the earthquake.
You can also go there when people need a place for when people need help. For example when the
Kaikoura earthquake happened the Marae over there let people stay there for free for Families that
had lost their homes in the earthquake.
Tēnā koe Luke. Well done for using your writing skills and a diagram to share your learning about wharenui and marae. The diagram you, Hamish and Charlie created was really interesting to look at.
ReplyDeleteI like that you organised your writing into paragraphs and it tells us about the structure of a wharenui and why marae are important (it would have been good to have had a few more reasons here rather than just one).
Next time work on adding some more complex punctuation and checking carefully before you see me that all your sentences make sense.
I can see you have picked up lots of information about marae. Well done.