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Where Dragons Dwell
Series Atlas Archive
Taniwha
Polynesian / Maori
Region
South Pacific & Aotearoa
Era
Living Polynesian and Maori tradition
Collection note
WDD-POL-001
In Polynesian and Maori traditions, the great water-being is not only feared but respected as a guardian of channels, coasts, and thresholds. The taniwha belongs to tidal places where danger and protection are often the same force.
Role
Guardian-being of channels, estuaries, and dangerous thresholds
Catalog no.
WDD-POL-001
Series
Atlas Archive
Across the South Pacific, serpent guardians move through surf, reefs, and ancestral waters.
Where Dragons Dwell
Series Atlas Archive
Taniwha
Polynesian / Maori
Region
South Pacific & Aotearoa
Era
Living Polynesian and Maori tradition
Collection note
WDD-POL-001
In Polynesian and Maori traditions, the great water-being is not only feared but respected as a guardian of channels, coasts, and thresholds. The taniwha belongs to tidal places where danger and protection are often the same force.
Role
Guardian-being of channels, estuaries, and dangerous thresholds
Catalog no.
WDD-POL-001
Series
Atlas Archive
Across the South Pacific, serpent guardians move through surf, reefs, and ancestral waters.