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🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand · Traditional

Rongoā Māori Bodyworkロンゴアー・マオリの手技

Manual practices discussed within rongoā Māori. Connections with mirimiri, romiromi and other terms should be checked with respect for practitioners’ and communities’ own accounts.

Traditional healing system

This name is recorded with basic database information. An in-depth article will follow.

Fact sheet

Origin
🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional healing system
Techniques
Pressure / Herbal
Practitioner body parts
Palm / Thumb
Medium
None
Clothing
Clothed
Setting
Table

Cultural meaning

Inseparable from karakia (prayer), rongoā rākau (plant medicine) and whakapapa (genealogy); who may teach and practise rests on community consent.

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Related forms and lineages

Related reference entry: Mirimiri and Romiromi (Māori Bodywork)

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