ID: 901002571 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002571	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hineteiwaiwa (Pacific Islander deity)

Note: Principal goddess of te whare pora (the house of weaving); she represents the arts pursued by women and a guardian of childbirth. Known in Polynesia as well as Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Names:

	Hineteiwaiwa (Pacific Islander deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Pacific Islander iconography> (P)
		........<Pacific Islander characters> (P)
		............Hineteiwaiwa (Pacific Islander deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (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)

	deity of .... childbirth
	.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hineteiwaiwa (Pacific Islander deity)
	................Te Papa online (2000-) https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/maori/maori-weaving

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Te Papa online (2000-)