ID: 901000381 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000381	Record Type: Named Legendary Animal

	Manaia (M$01aori legendary being)

Note: Māori messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbolic representation is used as a guardian against evil. Creature is usually depicted having the head of a bird and the body of a man, although in art it may also appear as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile.

Names:

	Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Pacific Islander iconography> (P)
		........<Pacific Islander characters> (P)
		............Manaia (M$01aori legendary being) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... mythical being
	.....(Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Maori (culture or style)
	.....(New Zealand, Polynesian, Oceanic, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... messenger
	.....(people in service occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Manaia (M$01aori legendary being)
	................Te Papa online (2000-) http://www.hennesseyingalls.com/; accessed 20 August 2012
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Polynesia: Oceanic art and architecture (visual arts)", accessed 19 June 2017

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 20 August 2012
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Polynesia: Oceanic art and architecture (visual arts)", accessed 19 June 2017
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaia_(mythological_creature)#/media/File:Pounamu_9.jpg