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ID: 901000381 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000381 | Record Type: Named Legendary Animal |
Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) | ||
Note: Māori messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbolic representation is used as a guardian against evil. Creature is usually depicted having the head of a bird and the body of a man, although in art it may also appear as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile. | |
Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) (preferred,English-P,D,N) | |
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P) | ||
....<Pacific Islander iconography> (P) | ||
........<Pacific Islander characters> (P) | ||
............Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) (I) | ||
role/characteristic is .... mythical being | |
.....(Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
culture/religion is .... Maori (culture or style) | |
.....(New Zealand, Polynesian, Oceanic, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
role/characteristic is .... messenger | |
.....(people in service occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT) |
Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) | |
................Te Papa online (2000-) http://www.hennesseyingalls.com/; accessed 20 August 2012 | |
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Polynesia: Oceanic art and architecture (visual arts)", accessed 19 June 2017 | |
................ Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 20 August 2012 | |
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Polynesia: Oceanic art and architecture (visual arts)", accessed 19 June 2017 | |
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaia_(mythological_creature)#/media/File:Pounamu_9.jpg | |
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