Mokomokai
- Whakamārama
- He mahunga tāne tēnei; tāngia i te moko; whakamaroke i te ahi i mau i tana nehua. He kaupapa to tēnā iwi.
- Scope Note
- This is a male's head that has been heavily tattooed and dried before burial through a process of smoking. This process varies according to tradition.
- English Used For
- Heads, Preserved
- Preserved heads
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Matenga
- Kaho/Related Term
- Tā moko
- Tikanga-ā-iwi
