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Encyclopedia ID 981

Maori stick games

Also known as Tītī tōrea

Maori stick games: photograph by Archives New Zealand
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Rhythmic partner game passing and tossing short sticks, often with song.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of New Zealand.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Pacific and Oceania.

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