tokotoko
Illustration — Tokotoko in Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand. A tokotoko is a traditional Māori carved ceremonial walking stick. On a marae it is a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it.
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Illustration — Tokotoko in Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand. A tokotoko is a traditional Māori carved ceremonial walking stick. On a marae it is a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it.
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Poets from New Zealand who win the award of New Zealand Poet Laureate are presented with a tokotoko, typically by a National Librarian of New Zealand.
Tokotoko is a walking stick or ceremonial weapon.
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