ID: 901002572 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002572	Record Type: Character/Person

	Papatūānuku (Maori deity)

Note: Maori mother earth figure who gives birth to all things; with Ranginui, member of the primordial couple.

Names:

	Papatūānuku (Maori deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Papatūānuku (Maori deity) (Maori-P,D)
	Papatuanuku (Maori deity) (English)
	Papa (Maori deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

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

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Maori Creation Story
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander narratives, Maori Creation Story (Maori narrative)) [901002574]

	parent of .... Ruaumoko
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Ruaumoko (Maori deity)) [901002587]

	parent of .... Tānemahuta
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Tānemahuta (Maori deity)) [901002577]

	counterpart is .... Ranginui
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Ranginui (Maori deity)) [901002573]

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
	.....(New Zealand, Polynesian, Oceanic, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... earth (soil)
	.....(soil by form or function, soil, combination inorganic/organic material, materials by composition, materials (substances), Materials (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Papatūānuku (Maori deity)
	................Te Papa online (2000-)
	Papatuanuku (Maori deity)
	................Te Papa online (2000-)
	Papa (Maori deity)
	................Te Papa online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

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