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The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)

Houses Of Learning, Hare Vananga

Houses Of Learning, Hare Vananga.

In addition to the above house, Varo-kura also had a hare vananga built, no doubt for the proper instruction of his son when he arrived. Such houses of learning were used in Aitutaki in pre-European times, but as with the Maori, there was nothing special in the construction. The usual type of house when used for the purpose of instruction in the ancient lore and ritual was named hare vananga from its function.