Hongi Maori salutations mb-code 42-17200228 The Treasury and the canal

The Treasury and the canal in St James's Park

Clement's Stores at the junction of Holywell Street and Wych Street

Figures1-2 on this plate is a specimen from the Royal Society's Repository

by Charles Mackay

Hongi Maori salutations mb-code 42-17200228 The Treasury and the canalHongi Maori salutations, 1908 1909. A Hongi is a traditional greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one's nose to another person at an encounter. It is still used at traditional meetings among members of the Maori people and on major ceremonies. Through the exchange of this physical greeting, you are no longer considered manuhiri (visitor) but rather tangata whenua, one of the people of the land. For the remainder of your stay you are obliged