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Hahunga

Whakamārama

He keringa ake i ngā kōiwi tūpāpaku, ka wakuwakua, ka pania ki te kura, kātahi ka kawea ki te toma.

Scope Note

A ceremony in which the bones of the dead are exhumed. In former times they were scraped, purified and painted before going to an ossuary.

English Used For

Ceremonies, Exhumation

Tahūhū/Broader Term

Tikanga