According to Uma-kau-oho-mata-kamokamo's account, Mahangaatuamatua was the first canoe to land in New Zealand.
No physical description of the entity is mentioned in the source material.
Mahangaatuamatua has spiritual significance and ceremonial importance, with an emphasis on sacred canoes and the involvement of priests and chiefs. Food plants are too sacred to bring to New Zealand aboard this canoe.
Weaknesses
- Not specified in sources.Unknown
Wards
- Not specified in sources.Unknown
Churel
The vengeful ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy, or postpartum, unable to pass on due to the injustice of her death. She preys on young men of her family line.
Anansi
The spider trickster god of Akan folklore — cunning, mischievous, and wise. Keeper of stories and teacher of human beings, brought through the slave trade into Caribbean and African-American tradition.
Community Record
- [1]White, 1887-1891. Uma-kau-oho-mata-kamokamo's accountacademic
- [2]Hōhepa and King, 2002. Te reo Rangatira: A Maori-English dictionaryacademic