WanderScot

By wanderscot

With your basket, and my basket, we will prosper

The Māori language and culture can have rich meaning and wisdom richly encompassed in singular words. 

Kete is basket, and this was a gift from an organisation because I came to an event and shared my basket of knowledge (kete) with them. There is no more sincere thank you.

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When Tāne decided to climb up to the heavens to seek the baskets of knowledge for mankind, his brother Whiro was angry. Whiro thought he had more right to the baskets than Tāne, because he was the elder brother.
The two brothers struggled for power, but it was Tāne who was favoured by the supreme power, so Tāne was allowed to ascend the twelve heavens.
His task was made more difficult by Whiro who sent plagues of insects, reptiles and carrion-eating birds to attack Tāne.
But Tāne, with the aid of the winds, was able to proceed until he reached the summit of all the heavens. Here, at Toi-ō-ngā-rangi, he was welcomed and received the three baskets of knowledge and the two sacred stones.
The baskets, or kete were –
The kete-aronui which held all the knowledge that could help mankind
The kete-tuauri which held the knowledge of ritual, memory and prayer
and the kete-tuatea which contained knowledge of evil or makutu, which was harmful to mankind. 


http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/about/knowledge-basket-legend/ 

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