rua-haeroa

Or rua-tapo, a hole dug in the ground in connection with incantations against one's enemies: Ka keria te rua-haeroa.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 127.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 431.