NZ Monument 2. The Kauri tree
Sacred Kauri tree, South Island, New Zealand. Tane Mahuta. Lord of the forest. You are in the presence of one of the most ancient of trees.
In Māori cosmology Tane is the son of Ranginui the Sky Father and Papatuanuku the Earth Mother. Tane tore his parents apart breaking their primal embrace, to bring light space and air and allowing life to flourish.
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NZ Monument 2. The Kauri tree
Sacred Kauri tree, South Island, New Zealand. Tane Mahuta. Lord of the forest. You are in the presence of one of the most ancient of trees.
In Māori cosmology Tane is the son of Ranginui the Sky Father and Papatuanuku the Earth Mother. Tane tore his parents apart breaking their primal embrace, to bring light space and air and allowing life to flourish.
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Uploaded on October 5, 2020
Taken on January 31, 2019