Tipua

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In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped demon or "uncanny thing".[1] Tipua could be common objects; sometimes even trees and rocks[2] were associated as these types of spirits.

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  1. ^ LIEUT COLONEL GUDGEON C.M.G. (1906). Journal of the Polynesian Society: THE TIPUA-KURA AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD. Original from the University of California: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITED. p. 27.
  2. ^ Rakairuru Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Rangitāne o Wairarapa website.


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