Tūmatauenga
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In Māori mythology, Tūmatauenga is the primary god of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking.
Statue of Tūmatauenga at Eden Park, Auckland
A human face depicted in a house carving from Whakarewarewa, 2005. Tūmatauenga, god of war, is the ancestor of humankind.
Tiki
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In Māori mythology, Tiki is the first man created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman, Marikoriko, in a pond; she seduced him, and he became the father of Hine-kau-ataata. By exten
A Māori man painting a tattoo on a carved wooden tiki at Whakarewarewa model village, New Zealand, c. 1905
Hawaiian kiʻi at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Tiki statuette from the Marquesas
Tiki statue shop, Hawaii, c. 1959