Manu taratahi design

We are designing manu. Flying Manu is one of the ways Matariki is celebrated.  

Some Manu have very pretty Māori patterns on them - Abigail

They were sometimes built for someone to fly in - Sammie

Manu are made out of raupō, and string and toetoe - Andrew

Some of them were for sending messages - McKenna

People sent the Manu to see if anyone was coming to attack them - Jasper and Ben

They are triangle shaped (taratahi) - Elisa

Manu taratahi are triangular kites - Jake

Manu were sometimes used if someone was trapped in a fight to escape - Ysabellah

Chiefs used Manu to find new places - Hunter.

We are going to collect the following materials to create the Manu we have designed:

String

Harakeke (flax)

Paua shell pieces

Feathers

Toetoe.

If you have any of these things at home that we can use, we'd really appreciate it 😀