PAPA HOU
Oct 08, 2020
2 minutes
Commonly referred to as Māori treasure boxes, papa hou were used to store precious personal ornaments known as taonga, which means ‘treasured possessions’ in Māori. This included items such as combs, jewellery and feathers for the hair – in fact, in Māori the word ‘papa’ means chest or box and ‘hou’ means feather.
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