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MUNGAKAHU, CHIEF OF MOTUPOI, AND HIS WIFE, KO MARI, The New Zealanders Illustrated, 1847, MUNGAKAHU, CHIEF OF MOTUPOI, 
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PLATE XXVII.

MUNGAKAHU, CHIEF OF MOTUPOI, AND HIS WIFE.

IN the very heart of the interior of the Northern Island of New Zealand, is the lake of Roto-aire; and upon a promontory jutting into that lake, stands the Pah of Motupoi. The principal chief belonging to this remote and strongly fortified Pah, is Mungakahu; he is a man above the average height, with a noble dignity of carriage and expression; his manners towards strangers are courteous and polite, and there is an affability of character about him, which is very pleasing. His finely tattoed face marks the savage, but soul and intellect of a high order are manifest in his conduct. His dress consists of a couple of large blankets, above which is a remarkably picturesque kakahu of flax; the leaves are arranged in alternate patches of black and yellow, fastened into a fabric of fibres beneath; this garment is perfectly unique, it being the only one I have met with throughout New Zealand. In his hand is the hani, a staff with a carved head and tongue, ornamented with parrots' feathers and pieces of dog's skin.

His wife, Ko Mari, affords a good example of a woman of the interior; in her ear is a bunch of gull's feathers, and around her neck a large tiki, made of green jade.

In the distance are the snowy heights of the Tongariro.
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MUNGAKAHU, CHIEF OF MOTUPOI, AND HIS WIFE, KO MARI, The New Zealanders Illustrated, 1847, Kahu Kurī, The New Zealanders Illustrated
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文花,及,理,之,之,之,之,之,之,之,之。[脚注の使い方] PLATE XXVII。文華華、思惟及。ニュージーランドの北島の内陸部の中心部にあるロト・アレー湖は、モトゥポイのパ。この辺境の要塞を堅く守るパの主な首長はムンガカフであり、彼は平均身長以上の男性で、馬車の品位と表情が高潔で、見知らぬ人に対する礼儀正しく、彼について非常に楽しい性格のアファシビリティがある。細かい口調で見事な顔立ちをしているのは野蛮なところだが、高次を貫く霊魂と知性は、彼の行動に現れている。彼の服は、上に目立つように絵のようなのカカフを2つ重ねた大きな毛布で構成されている。葉は黒と黄色の交互にパッチを組んで、下の繊維の布に固定されている。この服は完全に独特で、私がニュージーランド中で出会った唯一の服である。手には、頭と舌を彫り、オウムの羽根と犬の皮の破片で装飾された羽がある。妻のコ・マリは、内装の良い女性を育てており、耳にはカモメの羽がたくさん、首には緑色のヒスイの大きなティキが巻かれている。遠景にはトンガリロの雪高がある。
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ムンガカフ、モトゥポイとヒス・ウィフェのチエフ、コ・マリ、ニュージーランド人イラストレイテッド、1847年、カフ・クリ、ニュージーランド人イラストレイテッド
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courteous feathered ears affably affable rotisserie black high neck soul patch yellow woman