Aute

The kite of Tāwhaki, on whose string he climbed to heaven. It was made of the bark of aute (the paper mulberry).

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 34.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:129.