Category details
CategoryToi moko
Alternative termsMāhunga pakipaki, Mokamōkai, Moko mai, Mokomōkai, Ūpoko tuhi, Ūpoko whakairo, Ancestral heads, Preserved heads
SourceMātauranga Māori Thesaurus
Overview
A tattooed, preserved head of Māori or Moriori. The terms Mokomōkai and Mokamōkai refer only to the heads of slaves, although many of the Toi moko were not slave heads.